CAT 2004QA Question 23

Composite FunctionsEasy
Passage / Data

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

f1(x) = x                  0 ≤ x ≤ 1
        = 1                   x ≥ 1
        = 0                   otherwise

f2(x) = f1(–x)           for all x
f3(x) = –f2(x)           for all x
f4(x) = f3(–x)           for all x

Which of the following is necessarily true?

Answer & solution

  • A

    f4(x) = f1(x) for all x

  • f1(x) = –f3(–x) for all x

  • C

    f2(–x) = f4(x) for all x

  • D

    f1(x) + f3(x) = 0 for all x

Solution

From the table in the previous question,

f3(–x) = –f4(x) = f1(x).

Hence, option (b).

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