Practicing Success
If function f and g given by $f(x) = \log (x-1)-\log (x-2)$ and $g(x) = \log(\frac{x-1}{x-2})$ are equal, then x lies in the interval |
[1, 2] [2, ∞) (2, ∞) (-∞, ∞) |
(2, ∞) |
The correct answer is Option (3) → (2, ∞) f(x) is defined for all x satisfying $x-1>0$ and $x-2>0$ i.e. $x >2$ ∴ Domain $(f)=(2,∞)$ ...(i) g(x) is defined for all x satisfying $\frac{x-1}{x-2}>0⇒x∈(-∞,1)∪(2,∞)$ ∴ Domain $(g)=(-∞,1)∪(2,∞)$ ...(ii) Thus, f (x) and g(x) are equal for all x belonging to their common domain i.e. (2, ∞). |