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MAT1110 Tutorial 3

This document is a tutorial sheet for a foundations mathematics and statistics course. It contains 18 problems related to functions, including identifying elements of sets and relations, determining if relations are functions, composing functions, finding inverses of functions, and applying functions to real world word problems. The key topics covered are functions, relations, sets, composition of functions, and inverses of functions.

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MAT1110 Tutorial 3

This document is a tutorial sheet for a foundations mathematics and statistics course. It contains 18 problems related to functions, including identifying elements of sets and relations, determining if relations are functions, composing functions, finding inverses of functions, and applying functions to real world word problems. The key topics covered are functions, relations, sets, composition of functions, and inverses of functions.

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The University of Zambia

Department of Mathematics and Statistics


Mat 1110 - Foundation Mathematics and Statistics for
Social Sciences
Tutorial Sheet 3- Functions April, 2023.

1. For U = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, A = {0, 4}, B = {2, 3}, find

(a) A × B (b) A0 × (A − B)

2. For A = {a, b, c, d, e}, B = {a, e, o, i, u}, C = {1, 2, 4, 8} find the following

(a) (A − B) × (B − A) (b) (A × C) ∩ (B × D)

3. A relation R is defined in Z+ by R = {(a, b)|a3 + b2 < 20}. List all elements of R, and
determine its range and domain.

4. Let A and B be two sets such that A = {2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13} and B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Suppose
R is defined by R = {(x, y) : x = 4y − 3, x ∈ A, y ∈ B}.
(a) List the elements of the set R .
(b) Display the relation R on the arrow diagram.
(c) What type of relation is this?
(d) Find the domain, range and co-domain of R.

5. Find the inverse of the relation R = {(4, 8), (−3, −6), (7.1, 2.3)}.

6. In each of the following relations, illustrate the information given on an arrow diagram
and state which of these relations are functions.

(a) {(0, −1), (2, 2), (1, −2), (3, 0), (1, 1)} (d) {(1, 2), (1, 3), (2, 3)}
(b) {(1, 4), (3, 4), (7, 3)}
(c) {(4, 3), (4, 7), (3, 4)} (e) {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)}

7. Prove that the following functions are one-to-one

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Tutorial Sheet 3- Functions - Page 2 of 3 April, 2023.
√
(a) f (x) = −3x3 − 1 (b) f (x) = x

8. If the function f is defined by



 −3x + 2 for x < 0,

f (x) := x2 + 1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 4,

−1 for x > 4,

compute f (0), f (7), f (−2).


f (x+h)−f (x)
9. For each of the following functions, find the expression for h

1
(a) f (x) = 4x + 5 (c) f (x) = x

(b) f (x) = x2 − 3x (d) f (x) = √1


x

10. For each of the following functions, find/state the domain


√
(a) f (x) = x − 5 (c) f (x) = x+4
1
√
(b) f (x) = x+1
(d) f (x) = x2 + 4

11. Let f and g be two functions. Find (f og)(x) and (gof )(x), specifying the domain in each
case:
√
(a) f (x) = 3x + 4, g(x) = x2 + 1 (c) f (x) = x − 2, g(x) = 3x − 1
1 2
(b) f (x) = x2 − x − 1, g(x) = x + 4 (d) f (x) = x−1
, g(x) = x

12. If f (x) = x2 − 2, g(x) = x + 4, find (f og)(4) and (gof )(4).

13. Determine which of the following functions are even, odd or neither odd nor even.
√ 2 +4
(a) f (x) = x2 − 4x + 5 (d) f (x) = 3 x (g) f (x) = xx3 −x
(b) f (x) = 2x + 1 (e) f (x) = 5 − 5x − 3x2
(c) f (x) = x2 + 4x − 10 (f) f (x) = 3x4 + x2 − 7 (h) f (x) = x23+2

14. For each of the following functions, (i) list its domain and range, (ii) form the inverse function
f −1 and list the domain and range of f −1 .

(a) f = {(1, 5), (2, 9), (5, 21)} (b) f = {(0, 0), (2, 8), (−1, −1), (−2, −8)}

15. Show that the following functions are inverses of each other.
x+9 1 x+1
(a) f (x) = 5x − 9, g(x) = 5
(b) f (x) = x−1
for x 6= 1, g(x) = x
for
x 6= 0.
Tutorial Sheet 3- Functions - Page 3 of 3 April, 2023.

16. If f (x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = 3x − 5, find

(a) (f og)−1 (x) (c) (g −1 og −1 )(x) (e) (f −1 og −1 )(4)


(b) (f −1 og −1 )(x) (d) (f og)−1 (2) (f) (g −1 og −1 )(−10)

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17. If f (x) = x − 4 and g(x) = , solve the equation (f ◦ g)−1 (x) = 2.
x+1
18. The weekly cost C of producing x uinits in a manufacturing process is given by the function
C(x) = 70x + 800. The number of x units produced in t hours is given by x(t) = 20t. find
the cost of producing x units in 25 minutes.

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