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CHAPTER - 2

RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

Q1. A and B are two sets given in such a way that A B contains 6 elements. If three elements of A B

be (1,3) , ( 2,5) and ( 3,3) , find its remaining elements.

Q2. If A   x : x 2  5 x  6  0, x  N  , B   x :0  x  2, x W  and C   x : x  3, x  N  , then verify:

(i ) A   B  C    A  B    A  C  (ii ) A   B  C    A  B    A  C 

(iii )  A  B   C   A  C    B  C  (iv)  A  B   C   A  C    B  C 

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Q3. Let A   2 ,3,5, 7  and B   3,5,9 ,13,15 . Let f   x , y  : x  A , y  B and y  2 x  1 . Write f in

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the roster form. Show that f is a function from A to B . Find the domain and range of f .
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Q4. Let R   x , y  : x , y  Z , y  2 x  4 . If (a ,  2) and ( 4, b 2 ) belongs to R , find the values of a and b.

Q5. Let A be set of first ten natural numbers and R be a relation on A given by ( x , y )  R  x  2 y  10

i.e. R   x , y  : x A and y  B and x  2 y  10 .Write R as set of ordered pairs.

Q6. A relation R is defined on the set Z of integers as follows:  x , y   x 2  y 2  25 . Express R as the

set of ordered pairs.

Q7. If f ( x )  x 2  3x  1, find x  R such that f (2 x)  f ( x) .

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Q8. If f : R  R is defined by f ( x)  2
, find f ( f (2)) .
x 1

Q9. Find the domain for which the function f ( x )  2 x 2  1 and g ( x) 1  3x are equal?

Q10. Find the domain and the range of the following functions:

1 1 x2
(a) f ( x)  (b) f ( x )  (c) f ( x )   x 1 3  x  (d) f ( x) 
x 3 1 x2 3 x

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1 3 4 x
(e) f ( x )  (f) f ( x )  (g) f ( x)  (h) f ( x) 11  7sin x
x5 2  x2 x4

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Q11. If R   x , y  : x , y  Z , x 2  y 2  4 is a relation defined on Z .Write domain of R .

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Q12. Let A  1, 2,3 and R   a , b  : a 2  b 2  5 ; a, b  A . Write R as set of ordered pairs.

Q13. Let A  1, 2,3,5 , B  4, 6,9 and R be a relation from A to B defined by

R   x , y  : x  y is odd . Write R in a roster form.

Q14. Find the domain and range of the following relations:

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(a) R   1,1 , 1,1 ,  2, 4  ,  2, 4  ,  3,9  (b) R   x ,  : x is an integer , 0  x  6 
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(c) R   x , y  : x and y are integers and xy  4
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Q15. A function f is defined as f  x    x ;0  x  1 .
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Find: f  2  , f 1 , f  2  , f   3  and f  .
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*Q16. Redefine the function f  x   x  2  2  x ;  3  x  3 .

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Q17. f  x    x 2  2 , x  0 , prove that f  x   x 2  2 .
 x x

1 1 2x 1 3
Q18. If f  x   , x   , then show that f  f  x    provided that x   .
2 x 1 2 2x  3 2

Q19. If f  x   x 2  3x  4 , then find the values of x satisfying the equation f  x   f  2 x 1 .

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Q20. If f  x  
4x  2
, show that f  x   f 1  x   1 .
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Q21. Find range of the following functions:

x x2 x2  x  2 7 x
(a) f  x   (b) f  x   ; x2 *(c) f  x   *(d) f  x   Px 3
x x2 x2  x  1

Q22. Find domain and range of:

1 x2 1
(a) f  x   (b) f  x   : x R , x  1
2  sin 3 x x 1

x2  x  1
*(c) f ( x )  (d) f ( x)  x 2  3x  2
x 2  x 1

Q23. Draw the graph of the following functions:

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(a) y  3   x  2  (b) y  x  4  3 (c) y  16  x 2 (d) y   x  1

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(e) y  x 3  2 (f) f ( x)  sin 2 x (g) f ( x)  (h) y  x3  x
x2
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Some More Problems:

Q24. Determine the domain and range of the following relations:

(i) R   4 x  3,1  x  : x  4 , x  N  
(ii) R  1  x ,1  x 2  : x  5 , x  N 
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(iii) R   x  4 ,  : 4  x  6 , x N 
 2x  

2 x 1
Q25. If y  f  x   , prove that : f  y   x
5x  2

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Q26. If f  x    x 2  2  , show that f  x   f 0
 x  x

Q27. If f 1  x   x 2  1 , then find f  2  h  . :

b  x  a  a  x  b
*Q28. If f  x    , then show that f  a  b   f  a   f  b  .
ba a b

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*Q29. Find the solution of  x   5  x   6  0 , where   denotes the greatest integer function.
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Q30. If A 1, 2,3, 4,5 , S   x , y  : x, y  A , then find the ordered pairs which satisfy the conditions

given below.

i  x  y  5  ii  x  y  5  iii  x  y  8
Q31.If f and g are real functions defined by f  x   x2  7 and g  x   3x  5 . Then, find each of

following:
 i  f  3  g  5   ii  f  2   g  1
f  t   f 5
 iii  f  t   f  2   iv  ,if t  5
t 5

Q32. Let R be the relation on the sets Z of all integers defined by  x, y  R  x  y is divisible by n .

Prove that: (a)  x, x  R for all x  Z (b)  x, y   R   y , x   R for all x, y  Z

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(c)  x, y   R and  y, z  R   x, z   R for all x, y, z  Z

Q33. Let f : R  R be a function given by f  x   x 2  3 . Find:

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(a)  x : f  x   28
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*Q34. If 2 f  x   3 f    x 2 , x  0 , then find f  2  .
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x 1 1  1 1
Q35. If f  x   , then show that:  i  f     f  x  ii  f   .
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Q36. If f  x   x  , prove that  f  x    f  x 3   3 f  .
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1. (1,5) , ( 2,3) and ( 3,5) 3. f  (2,3) ,(3,5), (5,9), (7 ,13) ,dom( f )  2,3,5, 7 , range( f )  3,5,9 ,13

4. a 1 , b   2 5. R  (2 , 4) , (4 ,3) ,(6, 2) , (8,1)

6. R  (0,5) ,(0,  5) ,(3, 4) ,( 3, 4) ,(3,  4) ,( 3,  4),(4,3), ( 4,3) ,(4,  3), (4,  3) ,(5, 0), (5,0)

10  1
7. x  0,1 8. 9. 2, 
29  2

10. (a) dom( f )  R  3 , range( f )  R  0 (b) dom(f )  R  1,1 , range(f )    , 0   1,  

(c) dom( f )  1,3 , range( f )  0 ,1 (d) dom( f )  R  3 , range( f )  R  1

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(e) dom( f )   5,   , range( f )   0 ,   (f) dom( f )  R   2 , 2 , range( f )    , 0    3 ,  
  2 

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11. 2,  1, 0,1, 2 12. 1,1 ,  2, 2  ,  3, 3 , 1, 2 ,  2,1 ,  2,3 , 3, 2 
13. R  1, 4  , 1, 6  ,  2,9  ,  3, 4  ,  3, 6  ,  5, 4  ,  5, 6 
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14. (a) D f  2,  1,1, 2,3 , R f  1, 4, 9 (b) D f  1, 2 ,3, 4 ,5 , R f  1, , , , 
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(c) D f  4,  2,  1,1, 2, 4  R f (d) D f  1, 2,3 , R f  5, 7

2 x ;  3  x   2
1 3  2
15. 4,1, , 3, 16. f  x    4 ;2  x2 19. x   1,
2 4  2x ; 2  x  3 3
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21. (a) 1,1 (b) 1,1 (c)  1,  (d) 1, 2,3
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22. (a) D f  R , R f   ,1 (b) D f  R  1 , R f  R  2
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(c) D f  R , R f   ,3 (d) D f    ,1   2 ,   , R f   0,  
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23. (a) (b)

(c) (d)

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(g) (h)

24. (i) Domain  7,11,15,19 , Range  0,  1,  2,  3

(iii) Domain  8,9 ,10 , Range  3,  7 / 3,  2

27. h 2  2h  2 29. x 2, 4 

 i  1, 4  ,  2,3 ,  3, 2  ,  4,1  ii  1,1 , 1, 2  , 1,3 ,  2,1 ,  2, 2  , 3,1

31.  i   10  ii 13  iii  t 2  4  iv  t  5 33. (a) 5, 5

(b) pre-images of 39 are 6 and 6 , 2 do not have any pre-image 34. 7 / 4

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