JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    If\[f(x)=\frac{1-x}{1+x},\,\,x\ne 0,\,\,-1\]and\[\alpha =f(f(x))+f(f(1/x))\], then

    A) \[\alpha >2\]                     

    B) \[\alpha <-2\]

    C) \[|\alpha |\,\,>2\]                         

    D) \[\alpha =2\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    We have,\[f(x)=\frac{1-x}{1+x}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[f(f(x))=f\left( \frac{1-x}{1+x} \right)\]                 \[=\frac{1-\frac{1-x}{1+x}}{1+\frac{1-x}{1+x}}=x\] Again,   \[f(x)=\frac{1-x}{1+x}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[f(1/x)=\frac{1-\frac{1}{x}}{1+\frac{1}{x}}\]                                 \[=\frac{x-1}{x+1}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[f(f(1/x))=f\left( \frac{x-1}{x+1} \right)\]                 \[=\frac{1-\frac{x-1}{x+1}}{1+\frac{x-1}{x+1}}\]                 \[=1/x\] \[\therefore \]  \[\alpha =f(f(x))+f(f(1/x))\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\alpha =x+\frac{1}{x}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[|\alpha |=\left| x+\frac{1}{x} \right|\ge 2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[|\alpha |\,\,\ge 2\]


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