Skip to main contentSkip to solution

Let f(x)=∣x2∣f(x) = \left|\frac{x}{2}\right| and g(x)=3cos⁡x+sin⁡x−1g(x) = \sqrt{3}\cos x + \sin x - 1, for all real numbers xx. If [  ][ \ \ ] denotes the greatest integer function, then the range of the function [f∘g][f \circ g] is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

The function is g(x)=(3cos⁡x+sin⁡x)−1g(x) = (\sqrt{3}\cos x + \sin x) - 1.

The expression acos⁡x+bsin⁡xa\cos x + b\sin x ranges from −a2+b2-\sqrt{a^2+b^2} to a2+b2\sqrt{a^2+b^2}.

Here, a=3a = \sqrt{3} and b=1b = 1.

Maximum value =(3)2+12= \sqrt{(\sqrt{3})^2 + 1^2}

=3+1= \sqrt{3+1}

=2= 2

Minimum value =−2= -2

So, the range of (3cos⁡x+sin⁡x)(\sqrt{3}\cos x + \sin x) is [−2,2][-2, 2].

Therefore, the range of g(x)g(x) is [−2−1,2−1][-2 - 1, 2 - 1], which simplifies to [−3,1][-3, 1].


Let u=g(x)u = g(x), so u∈[−3,1]u \in [-3, 1].

The function becomes f(u)=∣u2∣f(u) = \left|\frac{u}{2}\right|.

Analyzing the values of f(u)f(u) as uu varies from −3-3 to 11:

If u=−3u = -3, f(−3)=∣−1.5∣=1.5f(-3) = |-1.5| = 1.5 (Maximum value)

If u=0u = 0, f(0)=0f(0) = 0 (Minimum value)

If u=1u = 1, f(1)=0.5f(1) = 0.5

The range of the composite function (f∘g)(x)(f \circ g)(x) is continuous from the minimum to the maximum, which is [0,1.5][0, 1.5].


For any value yy in the interval [0,1.5][0, 1.5], the greatest integer function gives:

For y∈[0,1)y \in [0, 1), [y]=0[y] = 0

For y∈[1,1.5]y \in [1, 1.5], [y]=1[y] = 1

Thus, the possible output values are only the integers 00 and 11.

Therefore, the range is {0,1}\{0, 1\}.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Left arrow: Previous question
  • Right arrow: Next question
  • S key: Jump to solution
  • Q key: Jump to question