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QJEEM22Ma5b66: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM22Ma5b66 Solution: Let f : R R be defined as f (x) = x 1 and g : R {1, 1} R be…

Let f : R →\to R be defined as f (x) = x −- 1 and g : R −- {1, −- 1} →\to R be defined as g(x)=x2x2−1g(x) = {{{x^2}} \over {{x^2} - 1}} .

Then the function fog is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A one-one but not onto
  • B onto but not one-one
  • C both one-one and onto
  • D neither one-one nor onto

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f:R→Rf:R \to R defined as

f(x)=x−1f(x) = x - 1 and g:R→{1,−1}→R, g(x)=x2x2−1g:R \to \{ 1, - 1\} \to R,\,g(x) = {{{x^2}} \over {{x^2} - 1}}

Now fog(x)=x2x2−1−1=1x2−1fog(x) = {{{x^2}} \over {{x^2} - 1}} - 1 = {1 \over {{x^2} - 1}}

∴\therefore Domain of fog(x)=R−{−1,1}fog(x) = R - \{ - 1,1\}

And range of fog(x)=(−∞,−1]∪(0,∞)fog(x) = ( - \infty , - 1] \cup (0,\infty )

Now, ddx(fog(x))=−1x2−1 . 2x=2x1−x2{d \over {dx}}(fog(x)) = {{ - 1} \over {{x^2} - 1}}\,.\,2x = {{2x} \over {1 - {x^2}}}

∴\therefore {d \over {dx}}(fog(x)) > 0 for {{2x} \over {(1 - x)(1 + x)}} > 0

\Rightarrow {x \over {(x - 1)(x + 1)}} < 0

∴\therefore x∈(−∞,−1)∪(0,1)x \in ( - \infty , - 1) \cup (0,1)

and {d \over {dx}}(fog(x)) < 0 for x∈(−1,0)∪(1,∞)x \in ( - 1,0) \cup (1,\infty )

∴\therefore fog(x)fog(x) is neither one-one nor onto.

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