{"id":2315,"date":"2025-12-31T12:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/boards\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2026-01-03T11:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T06:04:58","slug":"ts-inter-1st-year-maths-1a-solutions-cp-1-functions-ex-1a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/boards\/ts-inter-1st-year-maths-1a-solutions-cp-1-functions-ex-1a\/","title":{"rendered":"TS Inter 1st Year Maths 1A Solutions Chapter 1 Functions Ex 1(a)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TS Inter 1st Year Maths 1A Functions Solutions Exercise 1(a)<br>I.<br>Question 1.<br>If the function f is defined by<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/articles\/ncert\/images\/TS-Inter-1st-Year-Maths-1A-Solutions-Chapter-1-Functions-Ex-1a-1.png\"><br>then find the values of<br>(i) f(3)<br>(ii) f(0)<br>(iii) f(-1.5)<br>(iv) f(2) + f(- 2)<br>(v) f(- 5)<br>Answer:<br>(i) f(3), For x &gt; 1; f(x) = x + 2<br>f(3) = 3 + 2 = 5<br>(ii) f(0), For \u2013 1 \u2264 x \u2264 1; f(0) = 2<br>(iii) f(-1.5), For \u2013 3 &lt; x &lt; \u2013 1; f(x) = x \u2013 1<br>\u2234 f(-1.5) = -1.5- 1 = \u2013 2.5<br>(iv) f(2) + f(-2); For x &gt; 1, f(x) = x + 2<br>\u2234 f(2) = 2 + 2 = 4<br>For \u2013 3 &lt; x &lt; \u2013 1;<br>f(x) = x \u2013 1<br>f(-2) = -2 \u2013 1 = -3<br>f(2) + f (-2) = 4 \u2013 3 = 1<br>(v) f(-5); is not defined such domain of \u2018f\u2019 is {x \/ x &gt; \u2013 3].<br>Question 2.<br>If f : R {0} \u2192 R defined by f(x) = x<sup>3<\/sup> \u2013 1\/x<sup>3<\/sup>, then show that f(x) + f(1\/x) = 0.<br>Answer:<br>Given f(x) = x<sup>3<\/sup> \u2013 1\/x<sup>3<\/sup><br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/articles\/ncert\/images\/TS-Inter-1st-Year-Maths-1A-Solutions-Chapter-1-Functions-Ex-1a-2-1.png\"><br>Question 3.<br>If f: R \u2192 R defined by f(x) = 1\u2212x<sup>2<\/sup>\/1+x<sup>2<\/sup>, then show that f(tan \u03b8) = cos 2\u03b8<br>Answer:<br>Given f(x) = 1\u2212x<sup>2<\/sup>\/1+x<sup>2<\/sup> \u2200 x \u2208 R<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/articles\/ncert\/images\/TS-Inter-1st-Year-Maths-1A-Solutions-Chapter-1-Functions-Ex-1a-3a.png\"><br>= cos 2\u03b8<br>Question 4.<br>If f: R \u2013 (\u00b11) \u2192 R is defined by f(x) = log\u22231+x\/1\u2212x\u2223, then show that f(2x\/1+x<sup>2<\/sup>) = 2f(x).<br>Answer:<br>Given f: R \u2013 (\u00b11) \u2192 R defined by f(x) = log\u22231+x\/1\u2212x\u2223<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/articles\/ncert\/images\/TS-Inter-1st-Year-Maths-1A-Solutions-Chapter-1-Functions-Ex-1a-4a.png\"><br>Question 5.<br>If A = (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2) and f : A \u2192 B is a surjection defined by f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup> + x + 1, then find B. (May 2014)<br>Answer:<br>A = {-2,-1,0,1,2} and f: A \u2192 B is a surjection and f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup> + x + 1;<br>\u2234 f(-2) = (-2)<sup>2<\/sup> + (-2) + 1=3,<br>f(-1) = (-1)<sup>2<\/sup> + (-1) + 1 = 1<br>f(0) = 0<sup>2<\/sup> + 0 + 1 = 1<br>f(1) =1<sup>2<\/sup> + 1 + 1 = 3<br>f(2) = 2<sup>2<\/sup> + 2 + 1 = 7<br>\u2234 B = f(A) = (1, 3, 7)<br>Question 6.<br>If A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and f: A \u2192 R is a function defined by f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup>\u2212x+1\/x+1, then find the range of f.<br>Answer:<br>Given A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup>\u2212x+1\/x+1<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/articles\/ncert\/images\/TS-Inter-1st-Year-Maths-1A-Solutions-Chapter-1-Functions-Ex-1a-5a.png\"><br>Question 7.<br>If f (x + y) = f (xy) \u2200 x, y \u2208 R, then prove that f is a constant function.<br>Answer:<br>Given f (x + y) = f(x y) \u2200 x, y \u2208 R Suppose x = y = 0 then<br>f(0 + 0) = f(0 x 0)<br>\u21d2 f(0) = f(0) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..(1)<br>Suppose x = 1, y = 0 then then f (1 + 0) = f(1 x 0)<br>\u21d2 f(D = f (0) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026(2)<br>Suppose x = 1, y = 1 then f (1 + 1) = f(1 x 1)<br>\u21d2 f(2) = f(1) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (3)<br>f(0) = f(1) = f(2)<br>= f(0) = f(2)<br>Similarly f(3) = f(0), f(4) = f(0) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. f(n) = f(0)<br>\u2234 f is a constant function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>II.<br>Question 1.<br>If A = {x \/ \u2013 1 \u2264 x \u2264 11, f(x) = x2, g(x) = x3 Which of the following are surjections<br>(i) f : A \u2192 A<br>(ii) g : A \u2192 A.<br>Answer:<br>i) Given A {x \/ \u2013 1 \u2264 x \u2264 1}, f(x) = x2<br>and f : A \u2192 A<br>Suppose y \u2208 A<br>then x2 = y \u21d2 x = \u00b1 \u221ay<br>If x = \u221ay and if y = \u2013 1 then x = \u221a-1 \u2208 A<br>f : A \u2192 A is not a surjection.<br>ii) Given A = {x\/-1 \u2264 x \u2264 1), g(x) = x3<br>and g : A \u2192 A<br>Suppose ye A then x2 = y \u21d2 x = y\u221a3 \u2208 A<br>If y = -1 then x = -1 \u2208 A<br>y = 0 then x = 0 \u2208 A<br>y = 1 then x = 1 \u2208 A<br>g : A \u2192 A is a surjection.<br>Question 2.<br>Which of the following are injections or surjections or Bisections ? Justify your answers.<br>i) f : R \u2192 R defined by f(x) = 2x+1\/3<br>Answer:<br>Given f(x) = 2x+1\/3<br>Let a<sub>1<\/sub>, a<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R<br>\u2234 f(a1) = f(a<sup>2<\/sup>)<br>\u21d2 2a1+1\/3=2a<sup>2<\/sup>+1\/3<br>\u21d2 2a1 + 1 = 2a<sup>2<\/sup> + 1<br>\u21d2 a1 = a<sup>2<\/sup><br>f(a1) = f(a<sub>2<\/sub>) \u21d2 a<sub>1<\/sub> = a<sub>2<\/sub> \u2200 a<sub>1<\/sub>, a<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R<br>f(x) = 2x+1\/3 is an injection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose y \u2208 R (codomain of f) then<br>y = 2x+1\/3 \u21d2 x = 3y\u22121\/2<br>Then f(x) = f(3y\u22121\/2)=2(3y\u22121)\/2+1\/3 = y<br>f is a surjection f: R \u2192 R defined by f(x) = 2x+1\/3 is a bijection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ii) f : R \u2192 (0, \u221e) defined by f(x) = 2x<br>Answer:<br>Let a1, a<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R then f(a1) = f(a2)<br>\u21d2 2a<sub>1<\/sub> = 2a<sub>2<\/sub><br>\u21d2 a1 = a2 \u2200 a<sub>1<\/sub>, a<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R<br>f(x) = 2x, f: R \u2192 (0, \u221e) is injection.<br>Let y \u2208 (0, \u221e) and y = 2x \u21d2 x = log2 y<br>then f(x) = 2x = 2 log2y = y<br>\u2234 f is a surjection.<br>Since f is injection and surjection, f is a bijection.<br>iii) f : (0, \u221e) \u2192 R defined by f(x) = logex.<br>Answer:<br>Let x<sub>1<\/sub>, x<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 (0, \u221e)and = logex. then f(x<sub>1<\/sub>) = f(x<sub>2<\/sub>)<br>\u21d2 logex1 = logex2 \u21d2 x<sub>1<\/sub> = x<sub>2<\/sub><br>\u2234 f(x<sub>1<\/sub>) = f(x<sub>2<\/sub>)<br>x<sub>1<\/sub> = x<sub>2<\/sub> and f is injection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let y \u2208 R then y = logex \u21d2 x = ey<br>f(x) = logex = logeey = y and f is a surjection.<br>Since f is both injective and surjective, f is a bijection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iv) f : [0, \u221e) \u2192 [0, \u221e) defined by f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup><br>Answer:<br>Let x<sub>1<\/sub>, x<sub>1<\/sub> \u2208 [0, \u221e) given f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup><br>f(x1) = f(x2)<br>\u21d2 x<sub>1<\/sub> = x<sub>2<\/sub><br>x<sub>1<\/sub> = x<sub>2<\/sub> (\u2235 x<sub>1<\/sub>, x<sub>2<\/sub> &gt; 0)<br>f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup>,<br>\u2234 f: [0, \u221e) \u2192 [0, \u221e) is an injection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let y \u2208 [0, \u221e)then y = x<sup>2<\/sup> \u21d2 x = \u221ay (\u2235 y &gt; 0)<br>f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup> = (\u221ay)2 = y<br>and f is a surjection<br>\u2234 f is a bijection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>v) f : R \u2192 [0, \u221e) defined by f(x) = x<sub>2<\/sub><br>Answer:<br>Let x<sub>1<\/sub> x<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R and f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup><br>\u2234 f(x<sub>1<\/sub>) = f(x<sub>2<\/sub>)<br>\u21d2 x<sub>1<\/sub><sup>2<\/sup> = x2<sup>2<\/sup><br>\u21d2 x<sub>1<\/sub> = \u00b1x2 (\u2235 x<sub>1<\/sub>, x<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R)<br>f is not an injection<br>Let y \u2208 [0, \u221e] then y = x<sup>2<\/sup> \u21d2 x = \u00b1\u221ay<br>where y \u2208 [0, \u221e] then f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup> = (\u221ay )<sup>2<\/sup> = y.<br>\u2234 f is a surjection.<br>Since f is not injective and only surjective, we say that f is not a bijection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>vi) f : R \u2192 R defined by f(x) = x<sup>2<\/sup><br>Answer:<br>Let x<sub>1<\/sub> x<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R then f(x1) = f(x<sup>2<\/sup>)<br>\u21d2 x<sub>1<\/sub><sup>2<\/sup> = x<sub>2<\/sub><sup>2<\/sup><br>\u21d2 x<sub>1<\/sub> = \u00b1 x<sub>2<\/sub> (\u2235 x<sub>1<\/sub>, x<sub>2<\/sub> \u2208 R)<br>f(x) is not an injection.<br>Let y \u2208 R then y = x<sup>2<\/sup><br>\u21d2 x = \u00b1\u221ay<br>For elements that belong to (-\u221e, 0).<br>codomain R of f has no pre-image in f.<br>\u2234 f is not a surjection.<br>Hence f is not a bijection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Question 3.<br>If g = 1(1,1), (2, 3), (3, 5), (4, 7)) is a function from A = {1, 2, 3, 4} to B = {1, 3, 5, 7}. If this is given by the formula g(x) = ax + b then find a and b.<br>Answer:<br>A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 3, 5, 7}<br>g = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (3, 5), (4, 7)}<br>\u2235 g(1) = 1, g(2) = 3, g(3) = 5, g(4) = 7<br>Hence for an element a \u2208 A f \u2203 b \u2208 B such that g : A \u2192 B is a function.<br>Given g(x) = ax + b \u2200 x \u2208 A<br>g(1) = a + b = 1<br>g(2) = 2a + b = 3<br>solving a = 2, b = -1<br>Question 4.<br>If the function f : R \u2192 R defined by f(x) = 3x+3\u2212x\/2, then show that f (x+y) + f (x-y) = 2 f(x) f(y).<br>Answer:<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/articles\/ncert\/images\/TS-Inter-1st-Year-Maths-1A-Solutions-Chapter-1-Functions-Ex-1a-6a.png\"><br>Question 5.<br>If the function f : R \u2192 R defined by f(x) = 4x\/4x+2, then show that f (1 \u2013 x) = 1 \u2013 f(x) and hence reduce the value of f(14) + 2f(12) + f(34).<br>Answer:<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/articles\/ncert\/images\/TS-Inter-1st-Year-Maths-1A-Solutions-Chapter-1-Functions-Ex-1a-7a.png\"><br>Question 6.<br>If the function f : {-1, 1} \u2192 {0, 2} defined by f(x) = ax + b is a subjection, then find a and b.<br>Answer:<br>Since f: {-1, 1} \u2192 {0, 2} and f(x) = ax + b is a surjection.<br>Given f (-1) = 0, f (1) = 2 (or) f (-1) = 2, f (1)=0<br>Case I : f (-1) = 0, f (1) = 2<br>\u2234 \u2013 a + b = 0, a + b = 2<br>Solving b =1 , a = 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Case II : f (-1) = 2, and f (1) = 0<br>then \u2013 a + b = 2 and a + b = 0<br>Solving b = 1, a = -1<br>Hence a = + 1 and b = 1<br>Question 7.<br>If f(x) = cos (log x), then show that f(1\/x) f(1\/y) \u2013 (1\/2)[f(x\/y) + f(x\/y)] = 0<br>Answer:<br>Given f(x) = cos(log x)<br>then f(1\/x) = cos(log(1\/x))<br>= cos(-log x) = cos(log x) (\u2235 log 1 = 0)<br>Similarly f(1\/x) = cos(log y)<br>f(x\/y) = cos(log(xy)) = cos(log x \u2013 log y)<br>f(x\/y) = cos (log xy) = cos [log x + log y]<br>f(x\/y) + f(x y) = cos(log x \u2013 log y) + cos (log x + log y)<br>= 2 cos (log x) cos (log y) (\u2235 cos (A \u2013 B) + cos (A + B))<br>= 2 cos A cos B<br>f(1\/x) f(1\/y) \u2013 (1\/2)[f(x\/y) + f(x\/y)] = cos (log x) cos (log y) \u2013 1\/2 [2cos (log x) cos (logy)]<br>= 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TS Inter 1st Year Maths 1A Functions Solutions Exercise 1(a)I.Question 1.If the function f is defined bythen find the values of(i) f(3)(ii) f(0)(iii) f(-1.5)(iv) f(2) + f(- 2)(v) f(- 5)Answer:(i) f(3), For x &gt; 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