JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Functions

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    If \[f(x)=\frac{\alpha \,x}{x+1},\ x\ne -1\]. Then, for what value of \[\alpha \] is \[f(f(x))=x\] [IIT Screening 2001; UPSEAT 2001]

    A)                    \[\sqrt{2}\]

    B)            \[-\sqrt{2}\]

    C)                    1

    D)            ?1

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               \[f(f(x))=\frac{\alpha \,f(x)}{f(x)+1}=\frac{\alpha \left( \frac{\alpha x}{x+1} \right)}{\left( \frac{\alpha x}{x+1}+1 \right)}=\frac{{{\alpha }^{2}}.x}{\alpha x+x+1}\]            \\[x=\frac{{{\alpha }^{2}}.x}{(\alpha +1)x+1}\] or \[x((\alpha +1)x+1-{{\alpha }^{2}})=0\]            or \[(\alpha +1){{x}^{2}}+(1-{{\alpha }^{2}})x=0\]. This should hold for all x.                    Þ \[\alpha +1=0,\,\,1-{{\alpha }^{2}}=0\],  \ \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\,\frac{h\,.\,\frac{{{e}^{-1/h}}-{{e}^{1/h}}}{{{e}^{-1/h}}+{{e}^{1/h}}}-0}{-h}=-1\].


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