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Institute of Mathematics (CBSE/JEE Mains & Advance/NDA)

Parth Ahuja (Btech Mechanical PEC Chandigarh) 91-9876140532

CHAPTER – 1
RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS
One Mark

| x - 1|
1. What is the range of the function f(x) = ?
( x - 1)
2. State the reason for the relation R in the set {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 2), (2, 1)} not to be
transitive.
3. Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7} and let f = {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)} be a function from A to B. State
whether f is one-one or not.
4. If R = {(x, y) : x + 2y = 8} is a relation on N, write the range of R.
5. Let R be the equivalence relation in the set A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} given by R = {(a, b) : 2 divides (a
– b)}. Write the equivalence class [0].

Four marks

6. 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.
7. Show that the relation S in the set of real numbers, defined as S = {(a, b) : a, b Î R and a ≤ b3} is
neither reflexive, nor symmetric, nor transitive.
8. Show that the relation S in the set A = {x Î Z : 0 ≤ x ≤ 12} given by S = {(a, b) : a, b Î Z, |a – b|
is divisible by 4} is an equivalence relation. Find the set of all elements related to 1.
9. Show that the function f : R ® R given by f(x) = ax + b, where a, b Î R, a ¹ 0 is a bijection.
10. Let f : X ® Y be a function. Define a relation R on X given by R = {(a, b) : f(a) = f(b)). Show that R
is an equivalence relation on X.
ìn + 1, if n is even
11. Show that the function f : W ® W defined by f(x) = í , is a bijective function.
în - 1, if n is odd
12. Consider f : R+ ® [4, ¥] given by f(x) = x + 4. Show that f is invertible with the inverse (f–1) of f
2

given by f–1(y) = y - 4, where R+ is the set of all non-negative real numbers.

13. If f : R ® R be the function defined by f(x) = 4x3 + 7, show that f is a bijection.
x -2ö
14. Let A = R – {3} and B = R – {1}. Consider the function f : A ® B defined by f(x) = æç ÷ .Is f one-
è x-3ø
one and onto? Justify your answer.
ì x + 1, if x is odd
15. Show that f : N ® N, given by f(x) = í is both one-one and onto.
î x - 1, if x is even

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ìn + 1
ïï 2 , when n is odd
16. Let f : N ® N be defined as f(n) = í for all nÎ N.
ï n, when n is even
ïî 2
State whether the function f is bijective. Justify your answer.
x -2ö
17. Let A = R – {3} and B = R – {1}. Consider the function f : A ® B defined by f(x) = æç ÷ .Show
è x-3ø
that f is one-one and onto
4x + 3
18. Show that the function f in A = R – ìí üý defined as f(x) =
2
is one-one and onto.
î3 þ 6x - 4
x -1
19. Let A = R – {2} and B = R – {1}. If f : A ® B is a function defined by f(x) = ,show that f is
x-2
one-one and onto.
20. Let f : N ® R be a function defined as f(x) = 4x2 + 12x + 15. Show that f : N ® S, where S is
range of f, is invertible.
21. Let A = {1, 2, 3, …, 9} and R be the relation in A ´ A defined by (a, b) R (c, d). If a + d = b + c for
(a, b), (c, d) in A ´ A, prove that R is an equivalence relation. Also obtain the equivalence class
[(2, 5)].
22. Let R be a relation defined on the set of natural numbers N as follows :
R = {(x, y), x Î N, y Î N and 2x + y = 24}. Find the domain and range of the relation R. Also, find
if R is an equivalence relation or not.
Six marks

23. Let N denote the set of all natural numbers and R be the relation on N ´ N defined by
(a, b) R (c, d) if ad(b + c) = bc(a + d). show that R is an equivalence relation.
24. Consider f : R+ ® [–9, ¥] given by f(x) = 5x2 + 6x – 9. Prove that f is invertible with f–1(y)
æ 54 + 5y - 3 ö
=ç ÷÷ .
ç 5
è ø
25. Show that the relation R in the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} given by R = {(a, b) : |a – b| is divisible by 2}
is an equivalence relation. Write all the equivalence classes of R.
26. Let f : N ® N be a function defined as f(x) = 9x2 + 6x – 5. Show that f : N ® S, where S is the
range of f, is invertible.
x
27. Show that the function f : R ® {x Î R : –1 < x < 1} defined by f(x) = ,x Î R is one-one and
1+ | x |
onto function.
4x + 3
Consider f : R – ìí- üý ® R - ìí üý by f(x) =
4 4
28. . Show that f is bijective.
î 3þ î3 þ 3x + 4

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29. Let f :R– ìí- üý ® R be a function defined as f(x) =

4 4x
. Show that f is a one-one function. Also
î 3þ 3x + 4
check whether f is an onto function or not.

Answer Key

1. {–1, 1}
2. PT
3. One-one function
4. {1, 2, 3}
5. {0, 2, 4}
6. PT.
7. ST.
8. Set of all elements of A related to 1 is {1, 5,
9}.
9. ST.
10. ST.
11. ST.
12. ST.
13. ST.
14. Yes f is a one-one and onto function.
15. ST
16. f is not bijective
17. PT
18. PT
19. PT
20. PT
21. [(2, 5)] = {(2, 5), (1, 4), (3, 6), (4, 7), (5, 8),
(6, 9)}
22. Domain R = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
Range R = {22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6,
4, 2}
R is not an equivalence relation.
23. ST.
24. PT.
25. [1] = {1, 3, 5}, [2] = {2, 4}.
26. PT
27. PT
28. PT
29. f is onto.
a

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