If the function $f: R-\{-1,1\} \rightarrow A$ defined by $f(x)=\frac{x^2}{1-x^2}$ is surjective, then $A$ is…

If the function $f: R-\{-1,1\} \rightarrow A$ defined by $f(x)=\frac{x^2}{1-x^2}$ is surjective, then $A$ is equal to
  1. $R-[-1,0)$
  2. $R-\{-1\}$
  3. $\{0, \infty)$
  4. $R-(-1,0)$

Solution

For $f(x)$ to be a surjective function $A=\operatorname{range}$ of $f(x)$ now, $y=\frac{x^2}{1-x^2}$ $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow x^2=\frac{y}{1+y} \\ & \Rightarrow x=\sqrt{\frac{y}{1+y}} \end{aligned}$ for $x$ to be real $\frac{y}{1+y} \geq 0$ $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow y \in(-\infty,-1) \cup[0, \infty) \\ & \Rightarrow \text { Range of } f(x) \text { is } R \sim[-1,0) \\ & \Rightarrow A \text { is } R \sim[-1,0) \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (10 Aug Shift 2)

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