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Q.Find the range of the function f(x) = 1/(1 - x²), x is real and x ≠ ±1.

West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2022Subjective· 4mImportance★★★★★
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Set y=f(x)y=f(x), solve for x2x^2 in terms of yy, and use the requirement x2≥0x^2\ge 0 (with x≠±1x\ne\pm1) to pin down which yy-values are actually achievable.

Let y=11−x2y = \dfrac{1}{1-x^2}, so 1−x2=1y1-x^2 = \dfrac1y (for y≠0y\ne0, since the function never equals 00), giving

x2=1−1y=y−1yx^2 = 1-\dfrac1y = \dfrac{y-1}{y}

For xx to be real, we need x2≥0x^2\ge 0, i.e. y−1y≥0\dfrac{y-1}{y}\ge 0.

This ratio is ≥0\ge 0 when numerator and denominator have the same sign:

  • Both ≥0\ge 0 (with y≠0y\ne0): y−1≥0y-1\ge0 and y>0y>0 ⇒y≥1\Rightarrow y\ge1.
  • Both <0<0: y−1<0y-1<0 and y<0y<0 ⇒y<0\Rightarrow y<0 (since y<0y<0 already forces y−1<0y-1<0). …

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