MCQ
Let $\text{f(x)}=\sqrt{\text{x}^2+1}$ Then which of the following is correct?
  • A
    $\text{f(xy)}=\text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}$
  • B
    $\text{f(xy)}\geq\text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}$
  • C
    $\text{f(xy)}\leq\text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}$
  • D
    None os these.

Answer

  1. $\text{f(xy)}\leq\text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}$

Solution:

Given, $\text{f(x)}=\sqrt{\text{x}^2+1}\ ...(\text{i})$

Replacing x by y in (i), we get

$\text{f(y)}=\sqrt{\text{y}^2+1}$

$\therefore\ \text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}=\sqrt{\text{x}^2+1}\sqrt{\text{y}^2+1}$

$=\sqrt{(\text{x}^2+1)(\text{y}^2+1)}$

$=\sqrt{\text{x}^2\text{y}^2+\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+1}$

Also, replacing x by xy in (i), we get

$\text{f(xy)}=\sqrt{\text{x}^2\text{y}^2+1}$

Now,

$\text{x}^2\text{y}^2+1\leq\text{x}^2\text{y}^2+\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+1$

$\Rightarrow\sqrt{\text{x}^2\text{y}^2+1}\leq\sqrt{\text{x}^2\text{y}^2+\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+1}$

$\Rightarrow\text{f}(\text{xy})\leq\text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}$

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