Subsets and Greatest Integer Function
CAT 2025 Slot 1 · Quantitative Ability · Hard · Functions
This is a hard Quantitative Ability question from the CAT 2025 Slot 1 paper. It tests Functions. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
Let and , where is the greatest integer not exceeding . If set represents all feasible values of , then a possible subset of is
- A.
(3, \sqrt{10}) \cup [5, \sqrt{26}) \cup {6}
- B.
[3, \sqrt{10}] \cup [5, \sqrt{26}]
- C.
[3, \sqrt{10}] \cup [4, \sqrt{17}] \cup {6}
- D.
(4, \sqrt{18}) \cup [5, \sqrt{27}) \cup {6}
A
Explanation
For where , we have . Then . The condition implies:
- For :
- For :
- For :
- For : , so is included.
Hence . The set is a subset of .
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