Functions Question 673

Question: Range of the function $ f(x)=\frac{x^{2}}{x^{2}+1} $ is

[Orissa JEE 2005]

Options:

A) (?1, 0)

B) (?1, 1)

C) [0, 1)

D) (1, 1)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Let $ y=\frac{x^{2}}{x^{2}+1} $
Þ $ (y-1)x^{2}+0x+y=1,y\ne 1 $ for real values of x, we have $ D\ge 0\Rightarrow -4y(y-1)\ge 0\Rightarrow y(y-1)\le 0\Rightarrow y\in [0,,1) $ $ 0\le \frac{x^{2}}{x^{2}+1}<1 $ .