Latest KVPY Aptitude Question SOLUTION: Let
x 1
f (x) x 1
−
+
= for all x ≠ 1. Let
f 1(x) = f (x),f 2 (x) = f (f (x)) and generally
f n (x) = f (f n−1(x)) for n > 1
Let P = f1(2)f2(3)f3(4)f4(5)
Which of the followi
Let
x 1
f (x) x 1
−
+
= for all x ≠ 1. Let
f 1(x) = f (x),f 2 (x) = f (f (x)) and generally
f n (x) = f (f n−1(x)) for n > 1
Let P = f1(2)f2(3)f3(4)f4(5)
Which of the following is a multiple of P –
(A) 125 (B) 375 (C) 250 (D) 147
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