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Chapter 1 (Relations and functions)
Important Questions Unsolved

SECTION - A
Question number 1 to 13 carry 1 mark each.

Q.1: If a*b denotes the larger of ‘a’ and ‘b and if a o b = (a*b) + 3, then write the
value of (5) o (10), where * and o are binary operations.

Q.2: Let * be a binary operation defined by a * b = 2a + b -3. Find 3 * 4.

Q.3: Let * be a binary operation on N given by 𝒂 ∗ 𝒃 = 𝑯𝑪𝑭 (𝒂, 𝒃) 𝒂, 𝒃 ∈ 𝑵. Write

the value of 𝟐𝟐 ∗ 𝟒.

Q.4: If: 𝑹 → 𝑹 be defined by f(x) = (𝟑 − 𝒙𝟑 )𝟏/𝟑 , then find f of (x).

Q.5: 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.

Q.6: The binary operation *: R x R → R, is defined as a*b = 2a + b. find (2*3)*4.

Q.7: If (𝑹) = {(𝒙, 𝒚): 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟖} is a relation on N, write the range of R.

Q. 8: 𝐈𝐟 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙 + 𝟕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙 − 𝟕, 𝒙 𝝐 𝑹,

find (fog) (7).

Q.9: If binary operation * on the set of integers Z, is defined by 𝒂 ∗ 𝒃 = 𝒂 + 𝟑𝒃𝟐 , then

find the value 2 * 4.

Q. 10: What is the range of the function:

|𝒙 − 𝟏|
𝒇(𝒙) = ?
(𝒙 − 𝟏)

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 Q.11: State the reason for the relation R in the set {𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑} given by R = {(𝟏, 𝟐), (𝟐, 𝟏)}
not to be transitive.

Q.12: Let * be a ‘binary’ operation on N given by 𝒂 ∗ 𝒃 = 𝑳𝑪𝑴 (𝒂, 𝒃)∀𝒂, 𝒃 𝛜 𝐍.

Q.13: Let * be a binary operation, on the set of all non- zero real number, given by
𝒂𝒃
𝒂∗𝒃= 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂, 𝒃 𝝐 𝑹 − {𝟎}.
𝟓
Find the value of 𝒙,given that 𝟐 ∗ (𝒙 ∗ 𝟓) = 𝟏𝟎.

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SECTION - B
Question number 14 to 31 carry 4 mark each.

Q.14: Let 𝒇 ∶ 𝑹 → 𝑹 be defined as 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟕. Find the function 𝒈 ∶ 𝑹 → 𝑹 such

that 𝒈 of = 𝒇𝒐𝒈 = 𝑰𝑹 .

Q.15: A binary operation * on the set {𝟎, 𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, 𝟒, 𝟓} is defined as

𝒂 + 𝒃, 𝐢𝐟 𝒂 + 𝒃 < 𝟔
𝒂∗𝒃={
𝒂 + 𝒃 − 𝟔 𝐢𝐟 𝒂 + 𝒃 ≥ 𝟔
Show that zero is the identify for this operation and each element ′𝒂′ of the set is
invertible with 𝟔 − 𝒂, being the inverse of ′𝒂′.

Q. 16: (𝒊) Is The binary operation *, defined on set N, given by

𝒂+𝒃
𝒂∗𝒃= 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂, 𝒃 𝝐 𝑸, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆? (𝒊𝒊) is the above binary operation *
𝟐
associative?

Q. 17: 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.

Q.18: Let Z be the set of all integers and R be the relation on Z defined as
𝑹 = {(𝒂, 𝒃): 𝒂, 𝒃 ∈ 𝒁 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝒂 − 𝒃) 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟓. } Prove that R is an
equivalence relation.

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 Q.19: Consider the binary operation * on the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} defined by
𝒂 ∗ 𝒃 = 𝐦𝐢𝐧{𝒂, 𝒃}. Write the operation table of the operation *.

Q.20: Let A = IR – {3} and B = IR – {1}. Consider the function fA ⟶ 𝑩 defined by

𝒙−𝟐
𝒇 (𝒙) = ( ) . 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 − 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝒇−𝟏
𝒙−𝟑

Q. 21: 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝑨 = {𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, … . . , } 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)].

𝟐
Q. 22: Show that the function 𝒇 𝒊𝒏 𝑨 = 𝑹 − {𝟑}
𝟒𝒙+𝟑
Defined as 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟔𝒙−𝟒 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐. 𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒇−𝟏 .

Q.23: Show that the relation R defined by (a, b) R (c, d) ⇒a + d = b + c on the set N x N
is an equivalence relation.

Q.24: Let 𝒇: 𝑵 → 𝑵 be defined by

𝒏+𝟏
, 𝐢𝐟 𝒏 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐝𝐝
𝟐
𝒇(𝒏) = { 𝒏 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝒏 ∈ 𝐍.
, 𝐢𝐟 𝒏 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧
𝟐
Find whether the function 𝒇 is bijective.

Q.25: Show that the relation S in the set 𝑨 = {𝒙 𝝐 𝒁 ∶ 𝟎 ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 𝟏𝟐} given by

𝑺 = {(𝒂, 𝒃): 𝒂, 𝒃 𝝐 𝒁, |𝒂 − 𝒃| 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟒} is an equivalence relation. Find
the set of all elements related to 1.

Q.26: Let 𝒇 ∶ 𝑹 → 𝑹 be defined as 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟕. Find the function 𝒈 ∶ 𝑹 → 𝑹 such

that 𝒈of = 𝒇𝒐𝒈 = 𝑰𝑹 .

Q.27: A binary operation * on the set {𝟎, 𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, 𝟒, 𝟓} is defined as

𝒂 + 𝒃, 𝐢𝐟 𝒂+𝒃<𝟔
𝒂∗𝒃={
𝒂+𝒃−𝟔 𝐢𝐟 𝒂+𝒃≥𝟔

Show that zero is the identity for this operation and each element ′𝒂′ of the set is
invertible with 𝟔 − 𝒂, being the inverse of ′𝒂′.

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 Q.28: Show that 𝒇: 𝑵 ⟶ 𝑵, given by,
𝒙 + 𝟏, 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒅𝒅
𝒇(𝒙) = { 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐.
𝒙 − 𝟏, 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏

Q.29: Consider the binary operations* : R x R ⟶R defined as

a * b = |𝒂 − 𝒃| and a o b = a for all a, b 𝝐 R. show that ‘*’ is commutative but not
associative ‘o’ is associative but not commutative.

Q.30: Consider f: 𝑹+ → [𝟒, ∞)given by f (x) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒.Show that f is invertible with the
inverse 𝒇−𝟏 of given by 𝒇−𝟏 (y) =√𝒚 − 𝟒 where 𝑹+ is the set of all non – negative
real numbers.

Q.31: If the function 𝒇: 𝑹 → 𝑹 be given by 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐 and 𝒈: 𝑹 → 𝑹 be given by

𝒙
𝒈(𝒙) = , 𝒙 ≠ 𝟏,
𝒙−𝟏
find 𝒇𝒐𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒇 and hence find 𝒇𝒐𝒈(𝟐)𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒇(−𝟑).

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SECTION - C
Question number 32 to 42 carry 6 mark each.

Q.32: Consider 𝒇: 𝐑 → [−𝟓, ∞)𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒙 − 𝟓.

𝒚+𝟔−𝟏
Show that f is invertible with 𝒇−𝟏 (𝐲) = (√ )
𝟑

Hence Find
(i) 𝒇−𝟏 (𝐲)
𝟒
(ii) 𝒚 𝒊𝒇 𝒇−𝟏 (𝐲) = 𝟑 ,

Where 𝐑 + is the set of all non-negative real numbers.

Q.33: Discuss the commutativity and associativity of binary operation ‘*’ defined on
𝑨 = 𝑸 − {𝟏} by the rule 𝒂 ∗ 𝒃 = 𝒂 − 𝒃 + 𝒂𝒃 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝒂, 𝒃 ∈ 𝐀. Also find the
identity element of * in A and hence find the invertible elements of A.

Q.34: Let N denote the set of all natural numbers and R be the relation on N x N
defined by (a, b) R (c, d) if ad (b + c) = bc (a + d). Show that R is an equivalence
relation.

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 Q.35: 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. Find the inverse of 𝒇 and hence find
𝒇𝟏 (𝟒𝟑) and 𝒇𝟏 (𝟏𝟔𝟑)

Q.36: Let 𝐀 = {𝐱 ∈ 𝐙: 𝟎 ≤ 𝐱 ≤ 𝟏𝟐}. 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭

𝐑 = {(𝒂, 𝒃): 𝒂, 𝒃 ⊂ 𝐀, |𝐚 𝐛| 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝟒} is an equivalence relation. Find
the set of all elements related to 1. Also write the equivalence class[2].

Q.37: 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟: ℝ → ℝ 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲

𝒙
𝐟(𝐱) = , ∀ 𝐱 ∈ ℝ 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 − 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨.
𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏
𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨, 𝐢𝐟 𝐠: ℝ → ℝ 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐠(𝐱) = 𝟐𝐱 − 𝟏, 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐠(𝐱).

𝟒 𝟒
Q.38: Consider 𝒇: 𝐑— 𝟑 → 𝐑 − {𝟑} 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚

𝟒𝒙 + 𝟑
𝒇(𝒙) = 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒊𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆.
𝟑𝒙 + 𝟒
Find the inverse of 𝒇 and hence find 𝒇−𝟏 (𝟎) and 𝒙 such that 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) = 𝟐.

Q.39: Let A= Q × Q and let * be a binary operation on A defined by

(𝒂, 𝒃) ∗ (𝒄, 𝒅) = (𝒂𝒄, 𝒃 + 𝒂𝒅) 𝒇𝒐𝒓 (𝒂, 𝒃), (𝒄, 𝒅) ∈ 𝐀. Determine, whether * is
commutative and associative. Then, with respect to * on A
(i) Find the identity element in A.
(ii) Find the invertible elements of A.

Q.40: Consider𝒇: ℝ→ 𝟐
+ [−𝟗∞]give by 𝒇(𝒙)𝟓𝒙 + 𝟔𝒙 − 𝟗. Prove that 𝒇 is invertible
with:

√𝟓𝟒 + 𝟓𝒚 − 𝟑
𝒇−𝟏 (𝒚) = ( )
𝟓

Q.41: A binary operation * is defined on the set

𝑿 = 𝑹 − {−𝟏} 𝒃𝒚 𝒙 ∗ 𝒚 = 𝒙 + 𝒚 + 𝒙𝒚, ∀𝒙, 𝒚 ∈ 𝑿.Check whether * is commutative
and associative. Find its identity element and also find the inverse of each
element of X.

Q.42: Show that the binary operation * on A = R – {-1} defined as a * b = a + b + ab for

all a, b, 𝜺 A is commutative and associative on A. Also find the identity element
of * in A and prove that every element of A is invertible.

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