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Question 1:

If, find the values of x and y.

Answer:

It is given that.

Since the ordered pairs are equal, the corresponding elements will also be equal.

Therefore, and.

x = 2 and y = 1

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Question 2:

If the set A has 3 elements and the set B = {3, 4, 5}, then find the number of elements in (A × B)?

Answer:

It is given that set A has 3 elements and the elements of set B are 3, 4, and 5.

Number of elements in set B = 3

Number of elements in (A × B)

= (Number of elements in A) × (Number of elements in B)

= 3 × 3 = 9

Thus, the number of elements in (A × B) is 9.

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Question 3:

If G = {7, 8} and H = {5, 4, 2}, find G × H and H × G.

Answer:

G = {7, 8} and H = {5, 4, 2}

We know that the Cartesian product P × Q of two non-empty sets P and Q is defined as

P × Q = {(p, q): p P, q Q}

G × H = {(7, 5), (7, 4), (7, 2), (8, 5), (8, 4), (8, 2)}

H × G = {(5, 7), (5, 8), (4, 7), (4, 8), (2, 7), (2, 8)}

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Question 4:

State whether each of the following statement are true or false. If the statement is false, rewrite the given statement correctly.

(i) If P = {m, n} and Q = {n, m}, then P × Q = {(m, n), (n, m)}.

(ii) If A and B are non-empty sets, then A × B is a non-empty set of ordered pairs (x, y) such that x A and y B.

(iii) If A = {1, 2}, B = {3, 4}, then A × (B Φ) = Φ.

Answer:

(i) False

If P = {m, n} and Q = {n, m}, then

P × Q = {(m, m), (m, n), (n, m), (n, n)}

(ii) True

(iii) True

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Question 5:

If A = {–1, 1}, find A × A × A.

Answer:

It is known that for any non-empty set A, A × A × A is defined as

A × A × A = {(a, b, c): a, b, c A}

It is given that A = {–1, 1}

A × A × A = {(–1, –1, –1), (–1, –1, 1), (–1, 1, –1), (–1, 1, 1),

(1, –1, –1), (1, –1, 1), (1, 1, –1), (1, 1, 1)}

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Question 6:

If A × B = {(a, x), (a, y), (b, x), (b, y)}. Find A and B.

Answer:

It is given that A × B = {(a, x), (a, y), (b, x), (b, y)}

We know that the Cartesian product of two non-empty sets P and Q is defined as P × Q = {(p, q): p P, q Q}

A is the set of all first elements and B is the set of all second elements.

Thus, A = {a, b} and B = {x, y}

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Question 7:

Let A = {1, 2}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4}, C = {5, 6} and D = {5, 6, 7, 8}. Verify that

(i) A × (B C) = (A × B) (A × C)

(ii) A × C is a subset of B × D

Answer:

(i) To verify: A × (B C) = (A × B) (A × C)

We have B C = {1, 2, 3, 4} {5, 6} = Φ

L.H.S. = A × (B C) = A × Φ = Φ

A × B = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4)}

A × C = {(1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 5), (2, 6)}

R.H.S. = (A × B) (A × C) = Φ

L.H.S. = R.H.S

Hence, A × (B C) = (A × B) (A × C)

(ii) To verify: A × C is a subset of B × D

A × C = {(1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 5), (2, 6)}

B × D = {(1, 5), (1, 6), (1, 7), (1, 8), (2, 5), (2, 6), (2, 7), (2, 8), (3, 5), (3, 6), (3, 7), (3, 8), (4, 5), (4, 6), (4, 7), (4, 8)}

We can observe that all the elements of set A × C are the elements of set B × D.

Therefore, A × C is a subset of B × D.

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Question 8:

Let A = {1, 2} and B = {3, 4}. Write A × B. How many subsets will A × B have? List them.

Answer:

A = {1, 2} and B = {3, 4}

A × B = {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4)}

n(A × B) = 4

We know that if C is a set with n(C) = m, then n[P(C)] = 2m.

Therefore, the set A × B has 24 = 16 subsets. These are

Φ, {(1, 3)}, {(1, 4)}, {(2, 3)}, {(2, 4)}, {(1, 3), (1, 4)}, {(1, 3), (2, 3)},

{(1, 3), (2, 4)}, {(1, 4), (2, 3)}, {(1, 4), (2, 4)}, {(2, 3), (2, 4)},

{(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3)}, {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 4)}, {(1, 3), (2, 3), (2, 4)},

{(1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4)}, {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4)}

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Question 9:

Let A and B be two sets such that n(A) = 3 and n (B) = 2. If (x, 1), (y, 2), (z, 1) are in A × B, find A and B, where x, y and z are distinct elements.

Answer:

It is given that n(A) = 3 and n(B) = 2; and (x, 1), (y, 2), (z, 1) are in A × B.

We know that A = Set of first elements of the ordered pair elements of A × B

B = Set of second elements of the ordered pair elements of A × B.

x, y, and z are the elements of A; and 1 and 2 are the elements of B.

Since n(A) = 3 and n(B) = 2, it is clear that A = {x, y, z} and B = {1, 2}.



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Question 10:

The Cartesian product A × A has 9 elements among which are found (–1, 0) and (0, 1). Find the set A and the remaining elements of A × A.

Answer:

We know that if n(A) = p and n(B) = q, then n(A × B) = pq.

n(A × A) = n(A) × n(A)

It is given that n(A × A) = 9

n(A) × n(A) = 9

n(A) = 3

The ordered pairs (–1, 0) and (0, 1) are two of the nine elements of A × A.

We know that A × A = {(a, a): a A}. Therefore, –1, 0, and 1 are elements of A.

Since n(A) = 3, it is clear that A = {–1, 0, 1}.

The remaining elements of set A × A are (–1, –1), (–1, 1), (0, –1), (0, 0),

(1, –1), (1, 0), and (1, 1)



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Question 1:

Let A = {1, 2, 3, … , 14}. Define a relation R from A to A by R = {(x, y): 3xy = 0, where x, y A}. Write down its domain, codomain and range.

Answer:

The relation R from A to A is given as

R = {(x, y): 3xy = 0, where x, y A}

i.e., R = {(x, y): 3x = y, where x, y A}

R = {(1, 3), (2, 6), (3, 9), (4, 12)}

The domain of R is the set of all first elements of the ordered pairs in the relation.

Domain of R = {1, 2, 3, 4}

The whole set A is the codomainof the relation R.

∴Codomain of R = A = {1, 2, 3, …, 14}

The range of R is the set of all second elements of the ordered pairs in the relation.

Range of R = {3, 6, 9, 12}



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Question 2:

Define a relation R on the set N of natural numbers by R = {(x, y): y = x + 5, x is a natural number less than 4; x, y N}. Depict this relationship using roster form. Write down the domain and the range.

Answer:

R = {(x, y): y = x + 5, x is a natural number less than 4, x, y N}

The natural numbers less than 4 are 1, 2, and 3.

R = {(1, 6), (2, 7), (3, 8)}

The domain of R is the set of all first elements of the ordered pairs in the relation.

Domain of R = {1, 2, 3}

The range of R is the set of all second elements of the ordered pairs in the relation.

Range of R = {6, 7, 8}

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Question 3:

A = {1, 2, 3, 5} and B = {4, 6, 9}. Define a relation R from A to B by R = {(x, y): the difference between x and y is odd; x A, y B}. Write R in roster form.

Answer:

A = {1, 2, 3, 5} and B = {4, 6, 9}

R = {(x, y): the difference between x and y is odd; x A, y B}

R = {(1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 9), (3, 4), (3, 6), (5, 4), (5, 6)}

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Question 4:

The given figure shows a relationship between the sets P and Q. write this relation

(i) in set-builder form (ii) in roster form.

What is its domain and range?

Answer:

According to the given figure, P = {5, 6, 7}, Q = {3, 4, 5}

(i) R = {(x, y): y = x – 2; x P} or R = {(x, y): y = x – 2 for x = 5, 6, 7}

(ii) R = {(5, 3), (6, 4), (7, 5)}

Domain of R = {5, 6, 7}

Range of R = {3, 4, 5}

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Question 5:

Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6}. Let R be the relation on A defined by

{(a, b): a, b A, b is exactly divisible by a}.

(i) Write R in roster form

(ii) Find the domain of R

(iii) Find the range of R.

Answer:

A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6}, R = {(a, b): a, b A, b is exactly divisible by a}

(i) R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 2), (2, 4), (2, 6), (3, 3), (3, 6), (4, 4), (6, 6)}

(ii) Domain of R = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6}

(iii) Range of R = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6}

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Question 6:

Determine the domain and range of the relation R defined by R = {(x, x + 5): x {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}}.

Answer:

R = {(x, x + 5): x {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}}

R = {(0, 5), (1, 6), (2, 7), (3, 8), (4, 9), (5, 10)}

Domain of R = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

Range of R = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

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Question 7:

Write the relation R = {(x, x3): x is a prime number less than 10} in roster form.

Answer:

R = {(x, x3): x is a prime number less than 10}

The prime numbers less than 10 are 2, 3, 5, and 7.

R = {(2, 8), (3, 27), (5, 125), (7, 343)}

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Question 8:

Let A = {x, y, z} and B = {1, 2}. Find the number of relations from A to B.

Answer:

It is given that A = {x, y, z} and B = {1, 2}.

A × B = {(x, 1), (x, 2), (y, 1), (y, 2), (z, 1), (z, 2)}

Since n(A × B) = 6, the number of subsets of A × B is 26.

Therefore, the number of relations from A to B is 26.

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Question 9:

Let R be the relation on Z defined by R = {(a, b): a, b Z, a b is an integer}. Find the domain and range of R.

Answer:

R = {(a, b): a, b Z, a b is an integer}

It is known that the difference between any two integers is always an integer.

Domain of R = Z

Range of R = Z



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Question 1:

Which of the following relations are functions? Give reasons. If it is a function, determine its domain and range.

(i) {(2, 1), (5, 1), (8, 1), (11, 1), (14, 1), (17, 1)}

(ii) {(2, 1), (4, 2), (6, 3), (8, 4), (10, 5), (12, 6), (14, 7)}

(iii) {(1, 3), (1, 5), (2, 5)}

Answer:

(i) {(2, 1), (5, 1), (8, 1), (11, 1), (14, 1), (17, 1)}

Since 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17 are the elements of the domain of the given relation having their unique images, this relation is a function.

Here, domain = {2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17} and range = {1}

(ii) {(2, 1), (4, 2), (6, 3), (8, 4), (10, 5), (12, 6), (14, 7)}

Since 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 are the elements of the domain of the given relation having their unique images, this relation is a function.

Here, domain = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14} and range = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

(iii) {(1, 3), (1, 5), (2, 5)}

Since the same first element i.e., 1 corresponds to two different images i.e., 3 and 5, this relation is not a function.

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Question 2:

Find the domain and range of the following real function:

(i) f(x) = –|x| (ii)

Answer:

(i) f(x) = –|x|, x R

We know that |x| =

Since f(x) is defined for x R, the domain of f is R.

It can be observed that the range of f(x) = –|x| is all real numbers except positive real numbers.

The range of f is (–, 0].

(ii)

Sinceis defined for all real numbers that are greater than or equal to –3 and less than or equal to 3, the domain of f(x) is {x : –3 ≤ x ≤ 3} or [–3, 3].

For any value of x such that –3 ≤ x ≤ 3, the value of f(x) will lie between 0 and 3.

The range of f(x) is {x: 0 ≤ x ≤ 3} or [0, 3].

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Question 3:

A function f is defined by f(x) = 2x – 5. Write down the values of

(i) f(0), (ii) f(7), (iii) f(–3)

Answer:

The given function is f(x) = 2x – 5.

Therefore,

(i) f(0) = 2 × 0 – 5 = 0 – 5 = –5

(ii) f(7) = 2 × 7 – 5 = 14 – 5 = 9

(iii) f(–3) = 2 × (–3) – 5 = – 6 – 5 = –11

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Question 4:

The function ‘t’ which maps temperature in degree Celsius into temperature in degree Fahrenheit is defined by.

Find (i) t (0) (ii) t (28) (iii) t (–10) (iv) The value of C, when t(C) = 212

Answer:

The given function is.

Therefore,

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv) It is given that t(C) = 212

Thus, the value of t, when t(C) = 212, is 100.

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Question 5:

Find the range of each of the following functions.

(i) f(x) = 2 – 3x, x R, x > 0.

(ii) f(x) = x2 + 2, x, is a real number.

(iii) f(x) = x, x is a real number

Answer:

(i) f(x) = 2 – 3x, x R, x > 0

The values of f(x) for various values of real numbers x > 0 can be written in the tabular form as

x

0.01

0.1

0.9

1

2

2.5

4

5

f(x)

1.97

1.7

–0.7

–1

–4

–5.5

–10

–13

Thus, it can be clearly observed that the range of f is the set of all real numbers less than 2.

i.e., range of f = (–, 2)

Alter:

Let x > 0

3x > 0

2 –3x < 2

f(x) < 2

Range of f = (–, 2)

(ii) f(x) = x2 + 2, x, is a real number

The values of f(x) for various values of real numbers x can be written in the tabular form as

x

0

±0.3

±0.8

±1

±2

±3

f(x)

2

2.09

2.64

3

6

11

…..

Thus, it can be clearly observed that the range of f is the set of all real numbers greater than 2.

i.e., range of f = [2,)

Alter:

Let x be any real number.

Accordingly,

x2 0

x2 + 2 0 + 2

x2 + 2 2

f(x) 2

Range of f = [2,)

(iii) f(x) = x, x is a real number

It is clear that the range of f is the set of all real numbers.

Range of f = R



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Question 1:

The relation f is defined by

The relation g is defined by

Show that f is a function and g is not a function.

Answer:

The relation f is defined as

It is observed that for

0 x < 3, f(x) = x2

3 < x 10, f(x) = 3x

Also, at x = 3, f(x) = 32 = 9 or f(x) = 3 × 3 = 9

i.e., at x = 3, f(x) = 9

Therefore, for 0 x 10, the images of f(x) are unique.

Thus, the given relation is a function.

The relation g is defined as

It can be observed that for x = 2, g(x) = 22 = 4 and g(x) = 3 × 2 = 6

Hence, element 2 of the domain of the relation g corresponds to two different images i.e., 4 and 6. Hence, this relation is not a function.

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Question 2:

If f(x) = x2, find.

Answer:

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Question 3:

Find the domain of the function

Answer:

The given function is.

It can be seen that function f is defined for all real numbers except at x = 6 and x = 2.

Hence, the domain of f is R – {2, 6}.

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Question 4:

Find the domain and the range of the real function f defined by.

Answer:

The given real function is.

It can be seen that is defined for (x – 1) 0.

i.e., is defined for x 1.

Therefore, the domain of f is the set of all real numbers greater than or equal to 1 i.e., the domain of f = [1,).

As x 1 (x – 1) 0

Therefore, the range of f is the set of all real numbers greater than or equal to 0 i.e., the range of f = [0,).

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Question 5:

Find the domain and the range of the real function f defined by f (x) = |x – 1|.

Answer:

The given real function is f (x) = |x – 1|.

It is clear that |x – 1| is defined for all real numbers.

Domain of f = R

Also, for x R, |x – 1| assumes all real numbers.

Hence, the range of f is the set of all non-negative real numbers.

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Question 6:

Letbe a function from R into R. Determine the range of f.

Answer:

The range of f is the set of all second elements. It can be observed that all these elements are greater than or equal to 0 but less than 1.

[Denominator is greater numerator]

Thus, range of f = [0, 1)

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Question 7:

Let f, g: R R be defined, respectively by f(x) = x + 1, g(x) = 2x – 3. Find f + g, fg and.

Answer:

f, g: R R is defined as f(x) = x + 1, g(x) = 2x – 3

(f + g) (x) = f(x) + g(x) = (x + 1) + (2x – 3) = 3x – 2

(f + g) (x) = 3x – 2

(f – g) (x) = f(x) – g(x) = (x + 1) – (2x – 3) = x + 1 – 2x + 3 = – x + 4

(f – g) (x) = –x + 4

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Question 8:

Let f = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (0, –1), (–1, –3)} be a function from Z to Z defined by f(x) = ax + b, for some integers a, b. Determine a, b.

Answer:

f = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (0, –1), (–1, –3)}

f(x) = ax + b

(1, 1) f

f(1) = 1

a × 1 + b = 1

a + b = 1

(0, –1) f

f(0) = –1

a × 0 + b = –1

b = –1

On substituting b = –1 in a + b = 1, we obtain a + (–1) = 1 a = 1 + 1 = 2.

Thus, the respective values of a and b are 2 and –1.

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Question 9:

Let R be a relation from N to N defined by R = {(a, b): a, b N and a = b2}. Are the following true?

(i) (a, a) R, for all a N

(ii) (a, b) R, implies (b, a) R

(iii) (a, b) R, (b, c) R implies (a, c) R.

Justify your answer in each case.

Answer:

R = {(a, b): a, b N and a = b2}

(i) It can be seen that 2 N;however, 2 22 = 4.

Therefore, the statement “(a, a) R, for all a N is not true.

(ii) It can be seen that (9, 3) N because 9, 3 N and 9 = 32.

Now, 3 92 = 81; therefore, (3, 9) N

Therefore, the statement “(a, b) R, implies (b, a) R” is not true.

(iii) It can be seen that (16, 4) R, (4, 2) R because 16, 4, 2 N and 16 = 42 and 4 = 22.

Now, 16 22 = 4; therefore, (16, 2) N

Therefore, the statement “(a, b) R, (b, c) R implies (a, c) R” is not true.

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Question 10:

Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 16} and f = {(1, 5), (2, 9), (3, 1), (4, 5), (2, 11)}. Are the following true?

(i) f is a relation from A to B (ii) f is a function from A to B.

Justify your answer in each case.

Answer:

A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 16}

A × B = {(1, 1), (1, 5), (1, 9), (1, 11), (1, 15), (1, 16), (2, 1), (2, 5), (2, 9), (2, 11), (2, 15), (2, 16), (3, 1), (3, 5), (3, 9), (3, 11), (3, 15), (3, 16), (4, 1), (4, 5), (4, 9), (4, 11), (4, 15), (4, 16)}

It is given that f = {(1, 5), (2, 9), (3, 1), (4, 5), (2, 11)}

(i) A relation from a non-empty set A to a non-empty set B is a subset of the Cartesian product A × B.

It is observed that f is a subset of A × B.

Thus, f is a relation from A to B.

(ii) Since the same first element i.e., 2 corresponds to two different images i.e., 9 and 11, relation f is not a function.



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Question 11:

Let f be the subset of Z × Z defined by f = {(ab, a + b): a, b Z}. Is f a function from Z to Z: justify your answer.

Answer:

The relation f is defined as f = {(ab, a + b): a, b Z}

We know that a relation f from a set A to a set B is said to be a function if every element of set A has unique images in set B.

Since 2, 6, –2, –6 Z, (2 × 6, 2 + 6), (–2 × –6, –2 + (–6)) f

i.e., (12, 8), (12, –8) f

It can be seen that the same first element i.e., 12 corresponds to two different images i.e., 8 and –8. Thus, relation f is not a function.

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Question 12:

Let A = {9, 10, 11, 12, 13} and let f: A N be defined by f(n) = the highest prime factor of n. Find the range of f.

Answer:

A = {9, 10, 11, 12, 13}

f: A N is defined as

f(n) = The highest prime factor of n

Prime factor of 9 = 3

Prime factors of 10 = 2, 5

Prime factor of 11 = 11

Prime factors of 12 = 2, 3

Prime factor of 13 = 13

f(9) = The highest prime factor of 9 = 3

f(10) = The highest prime factor of 10 = 5

f(11) = The highest prime factor of 11 = 11

f(12) = The highest prime factor of 12 = 3

f(13) = The highest prime factor of 13 = 13

The range of f is the set of all f(n), where n A.

Range of f = {3, 5, 11, 13}



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