JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Functions

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    If \[f({{x}_{1}})-f({{x}_{2}})=f\left( \frac{{{x}_{1}}-{{x}_{2}}}{1-{{x}_{1}}{{x}_{2}}} \right)\] for \[{{x}_{1}},{{x}_{2}}\in [-1,\,1]\], then \[f(x)\] is                [Roorkee 1998]

    A)                    \[\log \frac{(1-x)}{(1+x)}\]

    B)            \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{(1-x)}{(1+x)}\]

    C)                    \[\log \frac{(1+x)}{(1-x)}\]

    D)            \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{(1+x)}{(1-x)}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     When \[{{x}_{1}}=-1\] and \[{{x}_{2}}=1\] , then                    \[f(-1)-f(1)=f\left[ \frac{-1-1}{1+1(1)} \right]=f(-1)\Rightarrow f(1)=0\]                    Which is satisfied when \[f(x)={{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1-x}{1+x} \right)\]                    When \[{{x}_{1}}={{x}_{2}}=0\], then                    \[f(0)-f(0)=f\left[ \frac{0-0}{1-0} \right]=f(0)\Rightarrow f(0)=0\]                    When \[{{x}_{1}}=-1\] and \[{{x}_{2}}=0\] then                    \[f(-1)-f(0)=f\left( \frac{-1-0}{1-0} \right)=f(-1)\Rightarrow f(0)=0\]            Which is satisfied when \[f(x)=\log \left( \frac{1-x}{1+x} \right)\]and \[f(x)=\log \left( \frac{1+x}{1-x} \right)\].


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