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Chapter 6 Functions Ex 6.1 Solutions

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Maharashtra State Board 11th Maths Solutions Chapter 6 Functions Ex 6.1

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Check if the following relations are functions. (a)
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Yes. Reason: Every element of set A has been assigned a unique element in set B.

(b)

Solution:
No.
Reason: An element of set A has been assigned more than one element from set B.

(c)

Solution:
No.
Reason:
Not every element of set A has been assigned an image from set B.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
Which sets of ordered pairs represent functions from A = {1, 2, 3, 4} to B = {-1, 0, 1, 2, 3}? Justify. (i) {(1, 0), (3, 3), (2, -1), (4, 1), (2, 2)} (ii) {(1, 2), (2, -1), (3, 1), (4, 3)} (iii) {(1, 3), (4, 1), (2, 2)} (iv) {(1, 1), (2, 1), (3, 1), (4, 1)}
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(i) {(1, 0), (3, 3), (2, -1), (4, 1), (2, 2)} does not represent a function. Reason: (2, -1), (2, 2), show that element 2 ∈ A has been assigned two images -1 and 2 from set B.

(ii) {(1, 2), (2, -1), (3, 1), (4, 3)} represents a function.
Reason: Every element of set A has been assigned a unique image in set B.

(iii) {(1, 3), (4, 1), (2, 2)} does not represent a function.
Reason:
3 ∈ A does not have an image in set B.

(iv) {(1, 1), (2, 1), (3, 1), (4, 1)} represents a function
Reason: Every element of set A has been assigned a unique image in set B.

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution
Check if the relation given by the equation represents y as function of x. (i) 2x + 3y = 12 (ii) x + y2 = 9 (iii) x2 – y = 25 (iv) 2y + 10 = 0 (v) 3x – 6 = 21
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(i) 2x + 3y = 12 ∴ y = ∴ For every value of x, there is a unique value of y. ∴ y is a function of x.

(ii) x + y2= 9
∴ y2= 9 – x
∴ y = ±
∴ For one value of x, there are two values of y.
∴ y is not a function of x.

(iii) x2– y = 25
∴ y = x2– 25
∴ For every value of x, there is a unique value of y.
∴ y is a function of x.

(iv) 2y + 10 = 0
∴ y = -5
∴ For every value of x, there is a unique value of y.
∴ y is a function of x.

(v) 3x – 6 = 21
∴ x = 9
∴ x = 9 represents a point on the X-axis.
There is no y involved in the equation.
So the given equation does not represent a function.

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution
If f(m) = m2 – 3m + 1, find (i) f(0) (ii) f(-3) (iii) f() (iv) f(x + 1) (v) f(-x) (vi) , h ≠ 0.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
f(m) = m2 – 3m + 1 (i) f(0) = 02 – 3(0) + 1 = 1

(ii) f (-3) = (-3)2– 3(-3) + 1
= 9 + 9 + 1
= 19

(iii) f() =
=
=
=

(iv) f(x + 1) = (x + 1)2– 3(x + 1) + 1
= x2+ 2x + 1 – 3x – 3 + 1
= x2– x – 1

(v) f(-x) = (-x)2 – 3(-x) + 1 = x2 + 3x + 1

(vi)
=
=
= h + 1

Question 5 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find x, if g(x) = 0 where (i) g(x) = (ii) g(x) = (iii) g(x) = 6x2 + x – 2 (iv) g(x) = x3 – 2x2 – 5x + 6
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(i) g(x) = g(x) = 0 ∴ = 0 ∴ x =

(ii) g(x) =
g(x) = 0
= 0
∴ 18 – 2x2= 0
∴ x2= 9
∴ x = ±3

(iii) g(x) = 6x2+ x – 2
g(x) = 0
∴ 6x2+ x – 2 = 0
∴ (2x – 1) (3x + 2) = 0
∴ 2x – 1 = 0 or 3x + 2 = 0
∴ x = or x =

(iv) g(x) = x3– 2x2– 5x + 6
= ( x- 1) (x2– x – 6)
= (x – 1) (x + 2) (x – 3)
g(x) = 0
∴ (x – 1) (x + 2) (x – 3) = 0
∴ x – 1 = 0 or x + 2 = 0 or x – 3 = 0
∴ x = 1, -2, 3

Question 6 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find x, if f(x) = g(x) where (i) f(x) = x4 + 2x2, g(x) = 11x2 (ii) f(x) = √x – 3, g(x) = 5 – x
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(i) f(x) = x4 + 2x2, g(x) = 11x2 f(x) = g(x) ∴ x4 + 2x2 = 11x2 ∴ x4 – 9x2 = 0 ∴ x2 (x2 – 9) = 0 ∴ x2 = 0 or x2 – 9 = 0 ∴ x = 0 or x2 = 9 ∴ x = 0, ±3

(ii) f(x) = √x – 3, g(x) = 5 – x
f(x) = g(x)
∴ √x – 3 = 5 – x
∴ √x = 5 – x + 3
∴ √x = 8 – x
on squaring, we get
x = 64 + x2– 16x
∴ x2– 17x + 64 = 0
∴ x =
∴ x =
∴ x =

Question 7 Maharashtra Board Solution
If f(x) = , f(2) is undefined, and f(3) = 5, find a and b.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
f(x) = Given that, f(2) is undefined b – 2 = 0 ∴ b = 2 …..(i) f(3) = 5 ∴ = 5 ∴ = 5 ….. [From (i)] ∴ a – 3 = -5 ∴ a = -2 ∴ a = -2, b = 2
Question 8 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find the domain and range of the following functions. (i) f(x) = 7x2 + 4x – 1
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
f(x) = 7x2 + 4x – 1 f is defined for all x. ∴ Domain of f = R (i.e., the set of real numbers) ∴ Range of f = [, ∞)

(ii) g(x) =
Solution:
g(x) =
Function g is defined everywhere except at x = 2.
∴ Domain of g = R – {2}
Let y = g(x) =
∴ (x – 2) y = x + 4
∴ x(y – 1) = 4 + 2y
∴ For every y, we can find x, except for y = 1.
∴ y = 1 ∉ range of function g
∴ Range of g = R – {1}

(iii) h(x) =
Solution:
h(x) = , x ≠ -5
For x = -5, function h is not defined.
∴ x + 5 > 0 for function h to be well defined.
∴ x > -5
∴ Domain of h = (-5, ∞)
Let y =
∴ y > 0
Range of h = (0, ∞) or R+

(iv) f(x) =
Solution:
f(x) =
f is defined for all real x and the values of f(x) ∈ R
∴ Domain of f = R, Range of f = R

(v) f(x) =
Solution:
f(x) =
For f to be defined,
(x – 2)(5 – x) ≥ 0
∴ (x – 2)(x – 5) ≤ 0
∴ 2 ≤ x ≤ 5 ……[∵ The solution of (x – a) (x – b) ≤ 0 is a ≤ x ≤ b, for a < b]
∴ Domain of f = [2, 5]
(x – 2) (5 – x) = -x2+ 7x – 10
=
=

Range of f = [0, ]

(vi) f(x) =
Solution:
f(x) =
For f to be defined,
≥ 0, 7 – x ≠ 0
∴ ≤ 0 and x ≠ 7
∴ 3 ≤ x < 7
Let a < b, ≤ 0 ⇒ a ≤ x < b
∴ Domain of f = [3, 7)
f(x) ≥ 0 … [∵ The value of square root function is non-negative]
∴ Range of f = [0, ∞)

(vii) f(x) =
Solution:
f(x) =
For f to be defined,
16 – x2≥ 0
∴ x2≤ 16
∴ -4 ≤ x ≤ 4
∴ Domain of f = [-4, 4]
Clearly, f(x) ≥ 0 and the value of f(x) would be maximum when the quantity subtracted from 16 is minimum i.e. x = 0
∴ Maximum value of f(x) = √16 = 4
∴ Range of f = [0, 4]

Question 9 Maharashtra Board Solution
Express the area A of a square as a function of its (a) side s (b) perimeter P
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(a) area (A) = s2 (b) perimeter (P) = 4s ∴ s = Area (A) = s2 = ∴ A =
Question 10 Maharashtra Board Solution
Express the area A of a circle as a function of its (i) radius r (ii) diameter d (iii) circumference C
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(i) Area (A) = πr2

(ii) Diameter (d) = 2r
∴ r =
∴ Area (A) = πr2=

(iii) Circumference (C) = 2πr
∴ r =
Area (A) = πr2=
∴ A =

Question 11 Maharashtra Board Solution
An open box is made from a square of cardboard of 30 cms side, by cutting squares of length x centimeters from each corner and folding the sides up. Express the volume of the box as a function of x. Also, find its domain.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Length of the box = 30 – 2x Breadth of the box = 30 – 2x Height of the box = x Volume = (30 – 2x)2 x, x < 15, x ≠ 15, x > 0 = 4x(15 – x)2, x ≠ 15, x > 0 Domain (0, 15)

Question 12 Maharashtra Board Solution
Let f be a subset of Z × Z defined by f = {(ab, a + b): a, b ∈ Z}. Is f a function from Z to Z? Justify?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
f = {(ab, a + b): a, b ∈ Z} Let a = 1, b = 1. Then, ab = 1, a + b = 2 ∴ (1, 2) ∈ f Let a = -1, b = -1. Then, ab = 1, a + b = -2 ∴ (1, -2) ∈ f Since (1, 2) ∈ f and (1, -2) ∈ f, f is not a function as element 1 does not have a unique image.
Question 13 Maharashtra Board Solution
Check the injectivity and surjectivity of the following functions. (i) f : N → N given by f(x) = x2
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
f: N → N given by f(x) = x2 ∴ f is injective. For every y = x2 ∈ N, there does not exist x ∈ N. Example: 7 ∈ N (codomain) for which there is no x in domain N such that x2 = 7 ∴ f is not surjective.

(ii) f : Z → Z given by f(x) = x2
Solution:
f: Z → Z given by f(x) = x2

∴ f is not injective.
(Example: f(-2) = 4 = f(2). So, -2, 2 have the same image. So, f is not injective.)
Since x2≥ 0,
f(x) ≥ 0
Therefore all negative integers of codomain are not images under f.
∴ f is not surjective.

(iii) f : R → R given by f(x) = x2
Solution:
f : R → R given by f(x) = x2

∴ f is not injective.
f(x) = x2≥ 0
Therefore all negative integers of codomain are not images under f.
∴ f is not surjective.

(iv) f : N → N given by f(x) = x3
Solution:
f: N → N given by f(x) = x3

∴ f is injective.
Numbers from codomain which are not cubes of natural numbers are not images under f.
∴ f is not surjective.

(v) f : R → R given by f(x) = x3
Solution:
f: R → R given by f(x) = x3

∴ For every y ∈ R, there is some x ∈ R.
∴ f is surjective.

Question 14 Maharashtra Board Solution
Show that if f : A → B and g : B → C are one-one, then gof is also one-one.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
f is a one-one function. Let f(x1) = f(x2) Then, x1 = x2 for all x1, x2 …..(i) g is a one-one function. Let g(y1) = g(y2) Then, y1 = y2 for all y1, y2 …..(ii) Let (gof) (x1) = (gof) (x2) ∴ g(f(x1)) = g(f(x2)) ∴ g(y1) = g(y2), where y1 = f(x1), y2 = f(x2) ∈ B ∴ y1 = y2 …..[From (ii)] i.e., f(x1) = f(x2) ∴ x1 = x2 ….[From (i)] ∴ gof is one-one.
Question 15 Maharashtra Board Solution
Show that if f : A → B and g : B → C are onto, then gof is also onto.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Since g is surjective (onto), there exists y ∈ B for every z ∈ C such that g(y) = z …….(i) Since f is surjective, there exists x ∈ A for every y ∈ B such that f(x) = y …….(ii) (gof) x = g(f(x)) = g(y) ……[From (ii)] = z …..[From(i)] i.e., for every z ∈ C, there is x in A such that (gof) x = z ∴ gof is surjective (onto).
Question 16 Maharashtra Board Solution
If f(x) = 3(4x+1), find f(-3).
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
f(x) = 3(4x+1) ∴ f(-3) = 3(4-3+1) = 3(4-2) =
Question 17 Maharashtra Board Solution
Express the following exponential equations in logarithmic form: (i) 25 = 32 (ii) 540 = 1 (iii) 231 = 23 (iv) = 27 (v) 3-4 = (vi) 10-2 = 0.01 (vii) e2 = 7.3890 (viii) = 1.6487 (ix) e-x = 6
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Question 18 Maharashtra Board Solution
Express the following logarithmic equations in exponential form: (i) log2 64 = 6 (ii) = -2 (iii) log10 0.001 = -3 (iv) (8) = -3 (v) ln 1 = 0 (vi) ln e = 1 (vii) ln = -0.693
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(i) log2 64 = 6 ∴ 64 = 26, i.e., 26 = 64

Question 19 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find the domain of (i) f(x) = ln (x – 5) (ii) f(x) = log10 (x2 – 5x + 6)
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(i) f(x) = ln (x – 5) f is defined, when x – 5 > 0 ∴ x > 5 ∴ Domain of f = (5, ∞)

(ii) f(x) = log10(x2– 5x + 6)
x2– 5x + 6 = (x – 2) (x – 3)
f is defined, when (x – 2) (x – 3) > 0
∴ x < 2 or x > 3
Solution of (x – a) (x – b) > 0 is x < a or x > b where a < b
∴ Domain of f = (-∞, 2) ∪ (3, ∞)

Question 20 Maharashtra Board Solution
Write the following expressions as sum or difference of logarithms: (a)
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

(b)
Solution:

(c)
Solution:

(d)
Solution:

Question 21 Maharashtra Board Solution
Write the following expressions as a single logarithm. (i) 5 log x + 7 log y – log z
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

(ii) log(x – 1) + log(x)
Solution:

(iii) ln (x + 2) + ln (x – 2) – 3 ln (x + 5)
Solution:

Question 22 Maharashtra Board Solution
Given that log 2 = a and log 3 = b, write log √96 terms of a and b.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
log 2 = a and log 3 = b log √96 = log (96) = log (25 x 3) = (log 25 + log 3) …..[∵ log mn = log m + log n] = (5 log 2 + log 3) ……[∵ log mn = n log m] =
Question 23 Maharashtra Board Solution
Prove that: (a)
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
We have to prove that i.e., to prove that (logb a) (logb b) = logb a (Taking log on both sides with base b) L.H.S. = (logb a) (logb b) = logb a …..[∵ logb b = 1] = R.H.S.

(b)
Solution:

(c)
Solution:

Question 24 Maharashtra Board Solution
If f(x) = ax2 – bx + 6 and f(2) = 3 and f(4) = 30, find a and b. Solulion: f(x) = ax2 – bx + 6 f(2) = 3 ∴ a(2)2 – b(2) + 6 = 3 ∴ 4a – 2b + 6 = 3 ∴ 4a – 2b + 3 = 0 …..(i) f(4) = 30 ∴ a(4)2 – b(4) + 6 = 30 ∴ 16a – 4b + 6 = 30 ∴ 16a – 4b – 24 = 0 …..(ii) By (ii) – 2 × (i), we get 8a – 30 = 0 ∴ a = Substiting a = in (i), we get 4() – 2b + 3 = 0 ∴ 2b = 18 ∴ b = 9 ∴ a = , b = 9

Question 25 Maharashtra Board Solution
Solve for x: (i) log 2 + log (x + 3) – log (3x – 5) = log 3
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
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Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
log 2 + log (x + 3) – log (3x – 5) = log 3 ∴ log 2(x + 3) – log(3x – 5) = log 3 …..[∵ log m + log n = log mn] ∴ log = log 3 …..[∵ log m – log n = log ] ∴ = 3 ∴ 2x + 6 = 9x – 15 ∴ 7x = 21 ∴ x = 3

Check:
If x = 3 satisfies the given condition, then our answer is correct.
L.H.S. = log 2 + log (x + 3) – log (3x – 5)
= log 2 + log (3 + 3) – log (9 – 5)
= log 2 + log 6 – log 4
= log (2 × 6) – log 4
= log
= log 3
= R.H.S.
Thus, our answer is correct.

(ii) 2log10x = 1 +
Solution:


∴ x2= 10x + 11
∴ x2– 10x – 11 = 0
∴ (x – 11)(x + 1) = 0
∴ x = 11 or x = -1
But log of a negative numbers does not exist
∴ x ≠ -1
∴ x = 11

(iii) log2x + log4x + log16x =
Solution:

(iv) x + log10(1 + 2x) = x log105 + log106
Solution:

∴ a + a2= 6
∴ a2+ a – 6 = 0
∴ (a + 3)(a – 2) = 0
∴ a + 3 = 0 or a – 2 = 0
∴ a = -3 or a = 2
Since 2x = -3 is not possible,
2x = 2 = 21
∴ x = 1

Question 26 Maharashtra Board Solution
If log = log x + log y, show that = 7.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Question 27 Maharashtra Board Solution
If log = log√x + log√y, show that (x + y)2 = 20xy.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Question 28 Maharashtra Board Solution
If x = logabc, y = logb ca, z = logc ab, then prove that = 1.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer: