ASSIGNMENT (RF)

1. If the ordered pairs ( x, −1) and ( 5, y ) belong to the set ( a, b ) : b = 2a − 3 , find the values of x, y.

2. If a  2,4,6,9 and b  4,6,18, 27 , write the set of all ordered pairs ( a, b ) such that a divides b
and a  b .
3. If A and B are two sets having 3 elements in common. If n ( A) = 5, n ( B ) = 4 , find n ( A  B ) and
n ( ( A  B )  ( B  A) ) .

4. Prove that ( A  B )  C = ( A  C )  ( B  C ) .

5. Let a relation R on the set of real numbers be defined as ( a, b )  R  1 + ab  0 for all a, b  .

Show that
i. ( a, a )  R for all a  .

ii. ( a, b)  R  ( b, a )  R for all a, b  .

iii. ( a, b)  R, ( b, c )  R  ( a, c )  R is not true for all a, b, c  .

6. A relation R is defined from a set A = 2, 3,4,5 to a set B = 3,6,7,10 and given by
R = ( x, y ) : x is relatively prime to y . Express R in roster form and find the domain and range of R .

7. A relation R is defined on and given by R = ( x, y ) : x + 2 y = 8 . Express R in roster form and

find the domain and range of R .
8. A relation R is defined from a set A = 11,12,13 to a set B = 8,10,12 and given by
R = ( x, y ) : y = x − 3 . Express R in roster form and find the domain and range of R .

9. A relation R is defined from a set A = 5,6,7,8 to a set B = 10,12,15,16,18 and given by

R = ( x, y ) : x divides y . Express R in roster form and find the domain, codomain and range of R .

10. A relation R is given by R = ( x, y ) : y = x − 1 , x  and x  3 . Find the domain and range of R .

11. Let R be a relation on  defined by ( a, b) R ( c, d )  a + d = b + c for all ( a, b) , ( c, d )   .

Show that
i. ( a, b) R ( a, b) for all ( a, b)   .

ii. ( a, b) R ( c, d )  ( c, d ) R ( a, b) for all ( a, b) , ( c, d )  

iii. ( a, b) R ( c, d ) and ( c, d ) R ( e, f )  ( a, b ) R ( e, f ) for all ( a, b) , ( c, d ) , ( e, f )  

12. Write the following relations as a set of ordered pairs and find out which of them are functions.
i. ( x, y ) : y = 3 x, x  1, 2, 3 , y  3,6,9,12
ii. ( x, y ) : y  x + 1, x = 1, 2 and y = 2,4,6
iii. ( x, y ) : x + y = 3, x, y  0,1, 2, 3
13. If f ( x ) = x 2 − 3 x + 4 , then find the values of x satisfying the equation f ( x ) = f ( 2 x + 1) .

ax − b
14. If y = f ( x ) = , show that f ( y ) = x .
bx − a
1
15. If f ( x ) = , show that f  f  f ( x ) = x .
1− x

If f ( x ) = ( a − x n ) , show that f ( f ( x ) ) = x .
1/ n
16. , a  0 and n 

1 1
17. If for non-zero x , af ( x ) + bf   = − 5 , where a  b , find f ( x ) .
 x x
18. Find the domain of the real valued functions.
3x − 2 2x + 1 1
i. f ( x ) = ii. f ( x ) = iii. f ( x ) =
x+1 x − 8 x + 12
2
x2 − 1

x−2 1 1
iv. f ( x ) = v. f ( x ) = vi. f ( x ) =
3− x x− x x +  x

19. Find the domain and range of the following real valued functions.
ax − b x−2
i. f ( x ) = ii. f ( x ) = x−3 iii. f ( x ) =
bx − a 2− x

iv. f ( x ) = 1 − x − 2 v. f ( x ) = 9 − x 2 vi. f ( x ) = x 2 − 16

1 x2 x
vii. f ( x ) = viii. f ( x ) = ix. f ( x ) =
16 − x 2 1 + x2 1 + x2

20. If f , g be two real functions defined by f ( x ) = x + 1 and g ( x ) = 9 − x 2 , then describe the

f
functions f + g , f − g , .
g
Answer Key
1. x = 1, y = 7

2. ( 2,4) , ( 2,6) , ( 2,18) , ( 6,18) , ( 9,18) , ( 9, 27 )

3. n ( A  B ) = 20, n ( ( A  B )  ( B  A) ) = 9

6. R = ( 2, 3) , ( 2,7 ) , ( 3,7 ) , ( 3,10 ) , ( 4, 3 )( 4,7 ) , ( 5, 3 ) , ( 5,6 ) , ( 5,7 ) ,

Domain R = 2, 3,4,5 , Range R = 3,6,7,10

7. R = ( 2, 3 ) , ( 4, 2 ) , ( 6,1) , Domain R = 2,4,6 , Range R = 1, 2, 3 .

8. R = (11,8) , (13,10) , Domain R = 11,13 , Range R = 8,10 .

9. R = ( 5,10 ) , ( 5,15 ) , ( 6,12 ) , ( 6,18 ) , ( 8,16 ) , Domain R = 5,6,8 , Range R = 10,12,15,16,18 .

10. Domain R = −3, −2, −1,0,1, 2, 3 , Range R = 0,1, 2, 3,4 .

12. i. (1, 3) , ( 2,6) , ( 3,9); function

ii. (1,4) , (1,6) , ( 2,4) , ( 2,6); not function

iii. ( 0, 3 ) , (1, 2 ) , ( 2,1) , ( 3,0 ); function

2 1 a  5
13. x = −1, 17. 2 
− bx  −
a −b x  a+b
2
3
18. i. − −1 ii. − 2,6 iii. −  −1,1 iv.  2, 3) v.  vi. ( 0, )

a  a 
19. i. Domain = −  Range = − 
b b
ii. Domain =  3, ) Range =  0, )

iii. Domain = − 2 Range = −1

iv. Domain = Range = ( −,1

v. Domain =  −3, 3 Range =  0, 3

vi. Domain = ( −, −4  4,  ) Range =  0, )

1 
vii. Domain = ( −4,4) Range =  ,  
4 
viii. Domain = Range =  0,1)

 1 1
ix. Domain = Range =  − , 
 2 2

20. f + g :  −1, 3 → defined by (f + g )( x ) = x + 1 + 9 − x2 .

f − g :  −1, 3 → defined by (f − g )( x ) = x + 1 − 9 − x2 .

f  f x +1
:  −1, 3 ) → defined by   ( x ) = .
g  g 9 − x2
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