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Class XII
2014-15

Topic : Relations and

Functions

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If A = {a, b, c} and B = {1, 2,3} and a function f : A B is given by f = {( a , 2 ) , ( b , 3 ) , ( c ,1)} .

Is f a bijective function?
Let A = Q x Q, Q being the set of rational no.s and let * be a binary operation on A, defined
by ( a, b ) * ( c, d ) = ( ac, ad + b ) Show that
i) * is not commutative ii) * is associative iii) the identity element w.r.t. * is (1, 0)
a + b, if a + b < 6
Let * be a binary operation on the set {0,1, 2,3, 4,5} and a b =
a + b 6, if a + b 6
Find the identity element and the inverse element of each element of the set for *
If f is a function from A to B, where A = { p, q, r} and B = {4,5, 6} , such that

f = {( p, 6 )( q,5 )( r , 4 )} . Find f 1 .

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Let f:RA, A = { x; x , 1 < x < 1} , f ( x) =

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, x R, Show that f is a bijective
1+ x

4x + 3
, x 2 state that fof is an id element x 2 . What is f 1 ?
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6x 4
If f:NN such that f ( x) = x and g:NZ. Such that g ( x) = x . Show that gof is injective but
g is not.
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A relation R on the set of complex numbers is defined by z1 Rz2 = 1 2 is real. Show that R
z1 + z2
is an equivalence relation.
In the given mapping, is f a bijective? Give reason for your answer.
f: NN defined by f ( x) = 2 x, x
2x 1
Show that the function f:RR defined by f ( x) =
, x is one-one and onto function.
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Also find the inverse of the function f.
For the power set of all subsets of a non empty set, a relation ARB is defined iff A B . Is R
an equivalence relation on the power set?
Let f ( x) = x + 3, g ( x) = x 3, x . Show that i) f is not an onto function.
ii) gof is an onto function.
If f,g: R Rbe functions defined by f ( x) = 2 x 6, g ( x) = x3 + 3 . Find gof(4).
3x + 1
If f: R-{2} R-{3} is defined by f ( x) =
, where R is the set of real numbers. Show
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that f is invertible and hence find f 1 .
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If * is defined on the set R-{0} of non-zero real numbers by a * b =
, find the identity
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element in this set for the binary operation *.
Consider the function f:R+[4,) defined by f ( x) = x 2 + 4 , where R+ is the set of all nonnegative real numbers. Show that f is invertible. Also find the inverse of f.
Is * defined on the set {1, 2, 3, 4,5} by a*b=LCM (a, b) a binary operation?

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Given the function f(x) = sin x and g(x) = cos x are one-one in 0, . Prove that f + g is not
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Show that relation R defined by ( a, b ) R ( c, d ) a + d = b + c on the set is an
equivalence relation.
Let * be a binary relation defined on NxN by (a, b) * (c, d) = (a + c, b + d). Show that * is
commutative and associative. Also find the identity element for * on NxN, if any.
Show that the relation R in the set of real numbers defined as aRb a b is transitive.
n +1
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Let f:NN be defined by f ( n ) =
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If the binary operation * on the set of integers Z, is defined by a * b = a + 3b 2 ,find 2 * 4.
Prove that the relation R in the set A = {1, 2,3, 4, 5} given by R = {( a, b ) : a b is even} is an
equivalence relation.
Give an example to show that the relation R in the set of natural numbers, defined by

R = ( x, y ) : x, y, N , x y 2 is not transitive.
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Examine which of the following is a binary operation

a+b
a+b
i) a * b =
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ii) a * b =
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For binary operation check the commutative & associative property.

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Let X be a non-empty set and P(x) be its power set. Let * be an operation defined on
elements of P(X) by, A * B = A B, A, B P ( X ) , then
i) Prove that * is a binary operation in P(X).
ii) Is * commutative?
iii) Is * associative? iv) Find the identity element in P(X) wrt *.
v) Find all the invertible elements of P(X).
vi) If o is another binary operation defined on P(x) as A o B = A B , then verify that o
distributes itself over *.
Consider f:R+[-5,) given by f ( x) = 9 x 2 + 6 x 5 show that f is invertible. Find the
inverse of f.
Show that the relation R in the set A = { x : x Z , 0 x 12} given by

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R = {( a, b ) : a b is divisible by 4} is an equivalence relation. Find the set of all elements

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If R1 & R2 are two equivalence relations in a given set A, Show that R1 R2 is also an
equivalence relation.

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