JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main - Mock Test - 38

  • question_answer
    The domain of the function \[\operatorname{f}(x)=\,\,{{x}^{14}}-{{x}^{11}}+{{x}^{6}}-{{x}^{3}}\,\,+;\,\,{{c}^{2}}+1\] is

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

    B)        \[\left[ 0,\,\,\infty  \right)\]

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

    D)        \[\operatorname{R}\,/\left[ 0,\,\,1 \right]\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

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


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