LMOIS(CBSE) CLASS 12 MATHEMATICS 2022-2023

WORKSHEET
W02- RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
01. Let be the set of all rational numbers and R be the relation on defined by
R = ( x, y ) :1 + xy  0 . Prove that R is reflexive and symmetric but not
transitive.
02. Determine whether the relation T on the set of real numbers as
 
T = ( a, b ) : a, b  , a − b + 3  S where S is the set of all irrational numbers is
reflexive, symmetric and transitive.
03. Let f : 2,3,4,5 → 3,4,5,9 and g : 3,4,5,9 → 7,11,15 be functions defined as
f ( 2 ) = 3, f ( 3) = 4, f ( 4 ) = f ( 5 ) = 5 and g ( 3) = g ( 4 ) = 7, g ( 5 ) = g ( 9 ) = 11. Find
g f.

04. Find the range of the functions f and g defined by f = (1,2 ) , ( 3,5 ) , ( 4,1) and
g = ( 2,3) , ( 5,1) , (1,3) . Also write down as sets of ordered pairs the functions
f g and g f.

05. Find f g and g f if the function f : → is given by f ( x ) = x 2 + 2 and the

x
function g : − 1 → is given by g ( x ) = .
x −1
06. Let f : → be defined by f ( x ) = x + 2 . Find g : → such that g f = I .

07. Let f, g and h be functions from to . Show that:

i) (f + g) h = f h + g h ii) ( fg ) h = ( f h )( g h )

08. Let f : → be the signum function and g : → be the greatest integer

function. Prove that f g and g f coincide in  −1,0 ) .

09. Find the two functions f : → and g : → if ( f g )( x ) = sin ( x 2 ) and

(g f )( x ) = sin 2 x .

10. Find the constants k and m given that f f = I where f : → is defined as

f ( x ) = kx + m .

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11. Let f : → and g : → be defined respectively as

n
 , n is a multiple of 3
f ( n ) = 3n and g ( n ) =  3 .
 0, otherwise

Show that g f = I and f g  I .

12. Prove that composition of functions is associative.

13. Prove that composition of two bijective functions is a bijection,
14. Give examples of two functions f : → and g : → such that g f is onto
but f is not onto.
15. Give examples of two functions f : → and g : → such that g f is
injective but g is not injective.

16. If f ( x ) = e x , x  and g ( x ) = log e x, x  0 , find f g and g f . Is f g=g f?

x 1
17. Let f and g be real functions defined by f ( x ) = and g ( x ) = . Describe
x +1 x+3
the functions f g and g f (if they exist).

18. State with reasons whether the following functions have inverse:

i) f : 2,3,5,7 → 2 with f = ( 2,2 ) , ( 3,2 ) , ( 5,2 ) , ( 7,2 ) .

ii) g : 2,3,5,7 → 1,2,3,4 with g = ( 2,1) , ( 3,2 ) , ( 5,3) , ( 7,2 ) .

iii) h : 2,3,5,7 → 1,2,3,4 with h = ( 2,4 ) , ( 3,2 ) , ( 5,3) , ( 7,1) .

19. Find f −1 , if it exists, where f : 0,1, −3,2 → −9,3,0,6 is defined as f ( x ) = 3x .

20. Prove that the function f : R → R defined as f ( x ) = 2 x − 3 is invertible. Also find

f −1 .

21. Show that the function f : R → R defined as f ( x ) = x 2 + 2 is not invertible.

x
22. Show that the function f : R − −1 → R − 1 defined as f ( x ) = is invertible.
x +1
Also find f −1 .

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The function f : 1,  ) → 1,  ) defined as f ( x ) = 2

x( x −1)
23. is invertible. Find f −1 ( x ) .

24. Find the non-zero value of parameter  for which the function f ( x ) =  x + 1 is
self-invertible.
25. Let f : N → Y be a function defined as f ( x ) = 4 x + 3 , where
Y =  y  N : y = 4 x + 3 for some x  N  . Show that f is invertible. Find its
inverse.

26. Let f : N → Y be a function defined as f ( n ) = n 2 , where

Y =  y  N : y = n 2 for some x  N  . Show that f is invertible. Find its inverse.

27. Let f : N → R be a function defined as f ( x ) = 4 x 2 + 12 x + 15 . Show that

f : N → Range ( f ) is invertible. Find its inverse.

28. Let A = 1,2,3,4 ; B = 3,5,7,9 ; C = 7,23,47,79 . Let f : A → B and g : B → C

be defined as f ( x ) = 2 x + 1 and g ( x ) = x 2 − 2 . Express ( g f )
−1
and f −1 g −1 as
sets of ordered pairs. Verify that ( g f ) = f −1 g −1 .
−1

29. Consider f : R + →  4,  ) defined as f ( x ) = x 2 + 4 . Show that f is invertible with

its inverse given by f −1 ( x ) = x − 4 where R + is the set of non-negative real
numbers.
4x + 3 2 2
30. If f ( x ) = , x  , show that ( f f )( x ) = x, x  . What is f −1 ?
6x − 4 3 3

31. Consider f : R + →  −5,  ) defined as f ( x ) = 9 x 2 + 6 x − 5 . Show that f is

x + 6 −1
invertible with its inverse given by f −1 ( x ) = .
3
32. Let f : W → W be defined as

 n − 1, if n is odd
f (n) =  .
n + 1, if n is even

Show that f is invertible. Find f −1 . Here W is the set of all whole numbers.

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Let f :  −1,  ) →  −1,  ) be defined as f ( x ) = ( x + 1) − 1 .

2
33. Show that f is
invertible. Also, find the set S =  x : f ( x ) = f −1 ( x )

x
34. Show that the function f : R → ( −1,1) defined as f ( x ) = is both one-one
1+ x
and onto. Also find its inverse. (Miscellaneous Exercise Q. No. 4)
px + q s
35. Consider the function f ( x ) = , x  − . Find the condition on p, q, r and s
rx + s r
so that f ( x ) = f −1 ( x ) .

→ A defined as f ( x ) = cos x + sin 4 x is an onto function.

2
36. It is given that f :
Find A.
37. Let A = 1,2,3,4 and B = a, b . Find the number of onto functions from A to B.

38. Let X = a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 , a5 , a6  and Y = b1 , b2 , b3 . Find the number of onto functions
having exactly three elements x  X such that f ( x ) = b1 .

 x2 + 6 x − 8
39. A function f : → is defined by f ( x ) = . Find the interval in
 + 6 x − 8x2
which  should lie so that f is onto. Is f an injective function for  = 3 .
40. Prove that the function

f ( x ) = ( h1 ( x ) − h1 ( − x ) ) ( h2 ( x ) − h2 ( − x ) ) ( h ( x ) − h ( −x ))
2 n +1 2 n +1

satisfying the condition f ( 200 ) = 0 is a many-one function.

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