Practicing Success
Let $f:R → 2\left[0,\frac{π}{2}\right)$, defined by $f(x) = \tan^{-1}(x^2 + x + a)$, then the set of values of ‘a’ for which f is onto is |
[0, ∞) [1, 2] $\left[\frac{1}{4},∞\right)$ none of these |
$\left[\frac{1}{4},∞\right)$ |
Since codomain $\left[0,\frac{π}{2}\right)$ ∴ for f to be onto, range = $\left[0,\frac{π}{2}\right)$ This is possible only when $x^2+x+a≥0$ $∴ 1^2-4a≤0⇒a≥\frac{1}{4}$ ∴ The set of values of a for which f is onto is $\left[\frac{1}{4},∞\right)$ |