Maths/Assign-1

D A V Public School, Kalinga Nagar

Assignment 1
Class - XII
Mathematics
Relations and Functions

1. Let R be the equivalence relation in the set Z of integers given by R = {(a, b) : 2 divides a b}.
Write the equivalence class [0].
2. Let the function f : R R be defined by f (x) = 4x 1, x R. Then,show that f is one-one.
3. If f = {(5, 2), (6, 3)}, g = {(2, 5), (3, 6)}, write f o g.
4. Let f : R R be the function defined by f (x) = 4x 3 x R. Then write f

.
5. Is the binary operation * defined on Z by m * n = m n + mn m, n Z commutative?
6. If f = {(5, 2), (6, 3)} and g = {(2, 5), (3, 6)}, write the range of f and g.
7. If A = {1, 2, 3} and f, g are relations corresponding to the subset of A A indicated against
them, which of f, g is a function? Why? f = {(1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 2)} g = {(1, 2), (1, 3), (3, 1)}
8. If A = {a, b, c, d} and f = {a, b), (b, d), (c, a), (d, c)}, show that f is one-one from A onto A.
Find f

.
9. In the set N of natural numbers, define the binary operation * by m * n = g.c.d (m, n), m, n N.
Is the operation * commutative and associative?
10. Set A has 3 elements and the set B has 4 elements. Then find the number of injective
mappings that can be defined from A to B.
11. Let f : R R be defined by f (x) = sin x and g : R R be defined by g (x) = x
2
, then find f o g.
12. Let f : R R be defined by f (x) = 3x 4. Then find f

(x).
13. Let f : R R be defined by f (x) = x
2
+ 1. Then, find the pre-images of 17 and 3.
14. Consider the set A = {1, 2, 3} and R be the smallest equivalence relation on A. Find R.
15. Find the domain of the function f : R R defined by f (x) = x
2
3x+ 2.
16. Let R be the set of real numbers and * be the binary operation defined on R as
a * b = a + b ab a, b R. Then, find the identity element with respect to the binary
operation * .
17. If () = + 7 and () = 7, , find (7).
18. If () = 27

and () =

, , ,find ().
19. If () =

is an invertible function then ind the inverse of ().

20. If If deined by () = 3 + 2, find ().
21. Let deined by () = 10 + 7. Find the function Such that gof= fog=

Maths/Assign-1


(Questions for 4/6 marks)
1. Show that the relation R in the set of Integers given by R= (, ): 2 is an
equivalence relation.
2. Show that each of the relation R in the set A = {x Z : 0 x 12}, given by
(i) R = {(a, b) : |a b| is a multiple of 4}
(ii) R = {(a, b) : a = b}
is an equivalence relation. Find the set of all elements related to 1 in each case.
3. In the set of natural numbers N, define a relation R as follows: n, m N, nRm if on division
by 5 each of the integers n and m leaves the remainder less than 5, i.e. one of the numbers 0,
1, 2, 3 and 4. Show that R is equivalence relation. Also, obtain the pairwise disjoint subsets
determined by R.
4. Let A = {a, b, c} and the relation R be defined on A as follows: R = {(a, a), (b, c), (a, b)}.
Then, write minimum number of ordered pairs to be added in R to make R reflexive and
transitive.
5. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4 }, define relations on A which have properties of being:
(a) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
(b) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(c) reflexive, symmetric and transitive.
6. Show that the Modulus Function f : RR, given by f (x) = | x |, is neither one- one nor onto,
where | x | is x, if x is positive or 0 and | x | is x, if x is negative.
7. Show that if f : A B and g : B C are onto, then gof : A C is also onto.
8. Let : be a function defined as f (x) = 4x2 + 12x + 15. Show that f : N S, where, S is
the range of f, is invertible. Find the inverse of .
9. Let f : X Y be a function. Define a relation R in X given by R = {(a, b): f(a) = f(b)}. Examine
whether R is an equivalence relation or not.
10. Let R be a relation on the set A of ordered pairs of positive integers defined by (x, y) R (u, v) if
and only if xv = yu. Show that R is an equivalence relation.
11. Consider :

[4, ) given by () =

+ 4. Show that is invertible and hence find the

inverse.
12. Show that the relation R on the set A = {x|x , 0 12, given by R= {(a, b)| |a-b| is a
multiple of 4} is an equivalence Relation.
13. Check whether the relation R in R defined by R = {(a, b) : a b3} is reflexive, symmetric or
transitive.
14. Find gof and fog, if (i) f (x) = | x | and g(x) = | 5x 2 |
15. Consider f :

[ 5, ) given by f (x) = 9x2 + 6x 5. Show that f is invertible, hence find the

inverse of the function f.
16. Let f : X Y be an invertible function. Show that f has unique inverse.
17. Let f : X Y be an invertible function. Show that the inverse of

is .