JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Relations and Functions-I

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    The range of the function \[f(x)=\frac{{{e}^{x}}-{{e}^{\left| x \right|}}}{{{e}^{x}}+{{e}^{\left| x \right|}}}\] is

    A) \[(-\infty ,\infty )\]

    B)        \[[0,1)\]

    C) \[(-1,0]\]

    D)        \[(-1,1)\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[f(x)=\frac{{{e}^{x}}-{{e}^{\left| x \right|}}}{{{e}^{x}}+{{e}^{\left| x \right|}}}=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    0,  \\    \frac{{{e}^{x}}-{{e}^{-x}}}{{{e}^{x}}+{{e}^{-x}}},  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\,\,\,\begin{matrix}    x\ge 0  \\    x<0  \\ \end{matrix}\]
    Clearly, \[f(x)\] is identically zero if \[x\ge 0\]           (1)
    If \[x<0,\] let \[y=f(x)=\frac{{{e}^{x}}-{{e}^{-x}}}{{{e}^{x}}+{{e}^{-x}}}\] or \[{{e}^{2x}}=\frac{1+y}{1-y}\]
    \[\because \,\,\,\,x<0;\,\,{{e}^{2x}}<1\] or \[0<{{e}^{2x}}<1\]
    \[\therefore 0<\frac{1+y}{1-y}<1\] or \[\frac{1+y}{1-y}>0\] and \[\frac{1+y}{1-y}<1\]
    or \[(y+1)(y-1)<0\] and \[\frac{2y}{1-y}<0\]
    i.e., \[-1<y<1\] and \[y<0\] or \[y>1\]
    or \[-1<y<0\]                                         (2)


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