Relations and Functions Assignment
Relations and Functions Assignment
CASE STUDY
A relation R in a set A is called:
Reflexive, if (a, a) ∈ R, for every a ∈ A.
Symmetric, if (a1 , a2 ) ∈ R, implies that (a2 , a1 ) ∈ R, for all a1 , a2 ∈ A.
Transitive, if (a1 , a2 ) ∈ R and (a2 , a3 ) ∈ R implies that (a1 , a3 ) ∈ R for all a1 , a2 , a3 ∈ A.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
1. If R = {(a, b): a and b work at the same place), then R is
(a) Reflexive (b) symmetric (c) transitive (d) an equivalence
relation
2. If R = {(x, y): x is father of y}, then R is
(a) Reflexive but not symmetric (b) symmetric and transitive
(c) Neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive (d) symmetric but not reflexive
3. Let R be the relation in the set A of all books in a library of a college given by R =
{(x, y): x and y have same number of pages}. Then, R is
(a) not Reflexive (b)not symmetric (c) not transitive (d) an equivalence
relation
4. If R = {(x, y): x is exactly 7 cm taller than y}, then R is
(a) not symmetric (b) reflexive
(c) symmetric but not transitive (d) an equivalence relation
5. The relation R in the set A = {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 2), (2, 1)} is
(a) Reflexive (b) symmetric (c) transitive (d) reflexive and symmetric
Ans: d, c, d, a, b
Subjective Questions
1. Let A = {1, 2, 3, … . ,9} 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 ∈ A prove that R is an equivalence relation. Also
obtain the equivalence class [(2, 5)].
Ans: {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6), (4, 7), (5, 8), (6, 9)}
2. Consider f: R + → [−5, ∞) given by f(x) = 9x 2 + 6x − 5. Show that f is Bijective .
3 Let 𝐴 = {−1,0,1,2}, 𝐵 = {−4, −2,0,2} and 𝑓, 𝑔: 𝐴 → 𝐵 be functions defined by
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f (x) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 |𝑥 − 2| − 1, 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴. Find gof (x) and hence show that
𝑓 = 𝑔 = 𝑔𝑜𝑓
x−2
4. Let A = R − {3} and B = R − {1}. Consider the function f: A → B defined by f(x) = (x−3).
Is f one-one and onto? Justify your answer.
5. Show that the function f: R → R given by f(x) = x 3 + x is bijective.
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6.Check whether a function f: R → [− 2 , 2] defined by f(x) = (1+𝑥 2 ) is one-one and onto or not.
7. Prove that the function f: N → N, defined by f(x) = x 2 + x + 1 is one − one but not onto.
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8. Show that the function f: ℝ → {x ∈ R: −1 < x < 1}defined by f(x) = 1+|x| x ∈ R, one −
one and onto function.
9. Determine whether the relation R defined on the set R of all real numbers as
𝑅 = {(a, b): a, b ∈ R and a − b + √3 ∈ S, where S is the set of all irrational numbers}
is refexive, symmetric and transitive.
10.If N denotes the set of all natural numbers and R is the relation on N×N defined by
(a,b) R (c,d) if ad(b+c) = bc(a+d). Show that R is an equivalence relation.