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QJEEM24Mab4a8: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM24Mab4a8 Solution: If and , where , then is equal to

If f(x)=4x+36x−4,x≠23f(x)=\frac{4 x+3}{6 x-4}, x \neq \frac{2}{3} and (f∘f)(x)=g(x)(f \circ f)(x)=g(x) , where g:R−{23}→R−{23}g: \mathbb{R}-\left\{\frac{2}{3}\right\} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}-\left\{\frac{2}{3}\right\} , then (gogog)(4)(g ogog)(4) is equal to

Multiple Choice Options

  • A −4-4
  • B 1920\frac{19}{20}
  • C −1920-\frac{19}{20}
  • D 4

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

To find (g∘g∘g)(4),(g \circ g \circ g)(4), we first need to understand the composition of ff with itself, i.e., (f∘f)(x)=f(f(x))=g(x).(f \circ f)(x) = f(f(x)) = g(x). We can then repeatedly apply gg to get the given expression.

First, let's calculate (f∘f)(x)=g(x):(f \circ f)(x) = g(x):

g(x)=(f∘f)(x)=f(f(x))g(x) = (f \circ f)(x) = f(f(x))

=f(4x+36x−4)= f\left(\frac{4x+3}{6x-4}\right)

To evaluate this expression, we substitute 4x+36x−4\frac{4x+3}{6x-4} for xx in the function f(x):f(x):

g(x)=f(4x+36x−4)=4(4x+36x−4)+36(4x+36x−4)−4g(x) = f\left(\frac{4x+3}{6x-4}\right) = \frac{4\left(\frac{4x+3}{6x-4}\right) + 3}{6\left(\frac{4x+3}{6x-4}\right) - 4}

Now, we simplify the expression:

g(x)=4(4x+3)+3(6x−4)6(4x+3)−4(6x−4)g(x) = \frac{4(4x+3) + 3(6x-4)}{6(4x+3) - 4(6x-4)}

=16x+12+18x−1224x+18−24x+16= \frac{16x + 12 + 18x - 12}{24x + 18 - 24x + 16}

=34x34= \frac{34x}{34}

=x= x

So, g(x)=xg(x) = x for all xx in the domain of gg , which is R−{23}\mathbb{R}-\left\{\frac{2}{3}\right\} . It's important to note that the domain restriction is preserved through the composition because f(x)f(x) has a vertical asymptote at x=23x = \frac{2}{3} which doesn't intersect the graph.

So, g(x)g(x) is the identity function on its domain, which means that applying gg any number of times will result in the same input for xx in the given domain. Hence, we have:

(g∘g∘g∘g)(4)=g(g(g(g(4))))=g(g(g(4)))=g(g(4))=g(4)=4(g \circ g \circ g \circ g)(4) = g(g(g(g(4)))) = g(g(g(4))) = g(g(4)) = g(4) = 4

This corresponds to option D, which is 44 .

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