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

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    The domain of the function\[f(x)=\sqrt{{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{2}}+1}\] is

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

    B)        \[[0,\infty )\]

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

    D)        \[R\backslash [0,1]\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Given \[f(x)=\sqrt{{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{2}}+1}\]
    For \[f(x)\] to be defined,
    \[{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{2}}+1\ge 0\]
    Case 1: \[x\ge 1\]
    \[{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}+{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{2}}+1\]
    \[=({{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}})+({{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}})+({{x}^{2}}+1)>0\]
    Case 2: \[0\le x\le 1\]
    \[{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{2}}+1\]
    \[={{x}^{14}}\{({{x}^{11}}-{{x}^{11}})+({{x}^{3}}-{{x}^{2}})+1>0\]
    \[\{\because \,\,\,{{x}^{11}}-{{x}^{6}}\le 0,{{x}^{3}}-{{x}^{2}}\le 0\}\]
    Case 3: \[x<0\]
    \[{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{2}}+1>0\]
    \[(\because \,\,\,\,{{x}^{11}}<0,{{x}^{3}}<0,{{x}^{14}},{{x}^{6}},{{x}^{2}}>0)\]
    Thus for all area,
    \[x,\,\,{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{2}}+1\ge 0\]
    Hence the domain of \[f(x)=R=(-\infty ,\infty )\]


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