Doubts in functions again!

1. Let f(x)=\frac{x+1}{2x-1} and g(x)=\left|x \right| + 1. Then the number of elements in the set \left\{{x:f(x)\geq g(x)} \right\}\sim \left[\left\left(1/2,3/5 \right)\cup\left(3/5,7/10 \right)\cup\left(7/10,4/5 \right)\cup\left(4/5,1 \right) \right] is ?

Integer type!

2. If 'a' is the natural number for which \sum_{k=1}^{n}{f(a+k)}=2n(32-n) where the function f satisfies the relation f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y) for all natural numbers x,y and further f(1)=4, then \sqrt{a}= ? (Again, integer type)

For the second question,
I proved f(k)=kf(1)=4k for any natural number k.

Hence,

\sum_{k=1}^{n}{f(a+k)}=\sum_{k=1}^{n}{f(a)+f(k)}= nf(a) + \sum_{k=1}^{n}{f(k)}

\Rightarrow \sum_{k=1}^{n}{f(a+k)} = nf(a) + 4( 1 + 2 + 3 + ...+ n)= 4an + 2n(n+1)

\Rightarrow \sum_{k=1}^{n}{f(a+k)} = 2n(2a+1+n)

\Rightarrow a+n=\frac{31}{2}

Now isnt there a contradiction. Sum of two natural numbers giving a fraction? Or am I doing something incorrect?

Nishant sir are you listening?

6 Answers

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Lokesh Verma ·

1st question is simpler than it initially looks..

since all options are along the +ve x axis, we put |x|=x and then solve the inequality

\\\frac{x+1}{2x-1}\ge x+1 \\\Rightarrow\frac{1}{2x-1}\ge1\text{ as x+1 is positive} \\\Rightarrow\frac{2-2x}{2x-1}\ge0

using wavy curve, the solution is (1/2,1]

but i understand nothing from the second notation of the question!

Unfortunately havent seen it ever!

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Lokesh Verma ·

\\\sum_{k=1}^{n}{f(a+k)}=2n(32-n) \\\Rightarrow\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}{f(a+k)}=2(n-1)(32-n-1) \\\Rightarrow{f(a+n)}=2n(32-n)-2(n-1)(31-n)=64n-2n^2+2n^2-64n+62

so f(a+n)=62 = constant

so the answer should be independent of n

Asish: Hint: The expression is linear... so what u have done is correct... basically the question is not well framed (or there is a typing mistake) can u tell what?

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seoni ·

getting same as ashish for 2nd ques

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the answer of 1st one is probably 4....

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Ashish Kothari ·

@krishna - How are you arriving at the conclusion?

For the first question my doubt was abt the notation given. I didnt get what that set represents.

And sir these questions were there in this term's maths paper!

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actually the notation doesnt hav much to say
it means the elements of set which satisfy
f(x)>=g(x) but do not belong to the set
(12 ,35) U (35,710) U (710,45) U(45,1)
since set satisfyin the inequality is (1/2,1] hence 4 points are left out

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