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QJEEM19Ma786f: JEE Main 2019 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM19Ma786f Solution: Let f(x) = x 2 , x ∈ R. For any A ⊆ R, define g (A) = { x ∈ R : …

Let f(x) = x2 , x ∈ R. For any A ⊆ R, define g (A) = { x ∈ R : f(x) ∈ A}. If S = [0,4], then which one of the following statements is not true ?

Multiple Choice Options

  • A g(f(S)) ≠ S
  • B f(g(S)) = S
  • C f(g(S)) ≠ f(S)
  • D g(f(S)) = g(S)

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

f(x) = x2    x ∈ R

g(A) = {x ∈ R : f(x) ∈ A} S ≡ [0, 4]

g(S) = {x ∈ R : f(x) ∈ S}

= {x ∈ R : 0 ≤ x2 ≤ 4}

= {x ∈ R : –2 ≤ x ≤ 2}

∴ g(S) ≠ S

∴ f(g(S)) ≠ f(S)

g(f(S)) = {x ∈ R : f(x) ∈ f(S)}

= {x ∈ R : x2 ∈ S2}

= {x ∈ R : 0 ≤ x2 ≤ 16}

= {x ∈ R : –4 ≤ x ≤ 4}

∴ g(f(S)) ≠ g(S)

∴ g(f(S)) = g(S) is incorrect

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