CLASS XI Mathematics Important
Revision Questions (Relations and Functions)
Relations and Functions
1. Let 𝐴𝐴 = {1,2}, 𝐵𝐵 = {3,4} and 𝐶𝐶 = {4,5}.Verify that (𝐴𝐴 × 𝐵𝐵) × 𝐶𝐶 = 𝐴𝐴 × (𝐵𝐵 × 𝐶𝐶) and hence find 𝐴𝐴 × 𝐵𝐵 × 𝐶𝐶.
2. If 𝐴𝐴 = {1,3,5}, 𝐵𝐵 = {3,4} and 𝐶𝐶 = {2,3}, verify that:
(i) 𝐴𝐴 × (𝐵𝐵 ∪ 𝐶𝐶) = (𝐴𝐴 × 𝐵𝐵) ∪ (𝐴𝐴 × 𝐶𝐶)
(ii) 𝐴𝐴 × (𝐵𝐵 ∩ 𝐶𝐶) = (𝐴𝐴 × 𝐵𝐵) ∩ (𝐴𝐴 × 𝐶𝐶)
3. Let 𝑅𝑅 = {(𝑥𝑥, 𝑥𝑥 3 ): 𝑥𝑥 is a prime number less than 10}
(i) Write 𝑅𝑅 in roster form.
(ii) Find domain (𝑅𝑅) and range (𝑅𝑅).
4. Let 𝐴𝐴 = {1,2,3,4,5}. Define a relation 𝑅𝑅 from 𝐴𝐴 to 𝐴𝐴 by 𝑅𝑅 = {(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦): 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 3}.
(i) Depict 𝑅𝑅 using an arrow diagram.
(ii) Find domain (𝑅𝑅) and range (𝑅𝑅).
5. Let 𝐴𝐴 = {𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦, 𝑧𝑧} and 𝐵𝐵 = {1,2}. Find the number of all possible relations that can be defined from 𝐴𝐴 to 𝐵𝐵.
6. Let 𝐴𝐴 = {2,3,4,5} and 𝐵𝐵 = {3,6,7,10}.
Let 𝑅𝑅 = {(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦): 𝑥𝑥 ∈ 𝐴𝐴, 𝑦𝑦 ∈ 𝐵𝐵 and 𝑥𝑥 is relatively prime to 𝑦𝑦}.
(i) Write 𝑅𝑅 in roster form.
(ii) Find domain (𝑅𝑅) and range (𝑅𝑅).
7. Let 𝑅𝑅 = {(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦): 𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦 ∈ 𝑍𝑍 and 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 ≤ 4}.
(i) Write 𝑅𝑅 in roster form.
(ii) Find dom (𝑅𝑅) and range (𝑅𝑅).
8. Let 𝑅𝑅 = {(𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏): 𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏 ∈ 𝑁𝑁 and 𝑎𝑎 = 𝑏𝑏 2 }. Answer the following with respect to relation R
a. Does (𝑎𝑎, 𝑎𝑎) ∈ 𝑅𝑅 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑎𝑎 ∈ ℕ
b. Check if (𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏) ∈ 𝑅𝑅 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏 ∈ ℕ, 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 (𝑏𝑏, 𝑎𝑎)𝜖𝜖𝜖𝜖
c. Check if (𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏)𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 (𝑏𝑏, 𝑐𝑐) ∈ 𝑅𝑅 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏, 𝑐𝑐 ∈ ℕ, 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 (𝑎𝑎, 𝑐𝑐)𝜖𝜖𝜖𝜖
9. Let 𝑓𝑓: 𝑅𝑅 → 𝑅𝑅: 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 + 1.
Find (i) 𝑓𝑓 −1 {−4} (ii) 𝑓𝑓 −1 {10} (iii) 𝑓𝑓 −1 {5,17}.
3𝑥𝑥 − 2, 𝑥𝑥 < 0
10. Let 𝑓𝑓: 𝑅𝑅 → 𝑅𝑅, defined by 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = �1, 𝑥𝑥 = 0
4𝑥𝑥 + 1, 𝑥𝑥 > 0.
Find (i) 𝑓𝑓(2) (ii) 𝑓𝑓(−2) (iii) 𝑓𝑓(0) (iv) 𝑓𝑓(3.5).
11. Consider the relation
𝑥𝑥 2 , 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 2
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = �
3𝑥𝑥, 2 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 10.
Show that 𝑓𝑓 is not a function.
12. Consider the relation
𝑥𝑥 2 , 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 3
𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = �
3𝑥𝑥, 3 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 10
Show that 𝑔𝑔 is a function.
13. Let 𝐴𝐴 = {−1,0,1,2} and 𝐵𝐵 = {2,3,4,5}. Find which of the following are functions from 𝐴𝐴 to 𝐵𝐵. Give reason.
(i) 𝑓𝑓 = {(−1,2), (−1,3), (0,4), (1,5)}
(ii) 𝑔𝑔 = {(0,2), (1,3), (2,4)}
(iii) ℎ = {(−1,2), (0,3), (1,4), (2,5)}
{𝑓𝑓(5)−𝑓𝑓(1)}
14. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 , find the value of .
(5−1)
𝑥𝑥−1 −1
15. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥+1 , 𝑥𝑥 ≠ −1 then show that 𝑓𝑓{𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)} = 𝑥𝑥
, where 𝑥𝑥 ≠ 0.
1 1
16. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 + , show that {𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)}3 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥 3 ) + 3𝑓𝑓 � �.
𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥−1 3𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)+1
17. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥+1
then prove that 𝑓𝑓(2𝑥𝑥) =
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)+3
.
1 1
18. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 − then show that 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) + 𝑓𝑓 � � = 0
𝑥𝑥 3 𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥 2
19. Find the domain and the range of the real function 𝑓𝑓 = ��𝑥𝑥, � : 𝑥𝑥 ∈ 𝑅𝑅� from 𝑅𝑅 into 𝑅𝑅.
𝑥𝑥 2 +1
1
20. Find the domain and the range of the real function, 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = .
�𝑥𝑥−[𝑥𝑥]
21. Find the domain of the real functions below
3𝑥𝑥+5
(i) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
𝑥𝑥 2 −9
2𝑥𝑥−3
(ii) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑥−2
1
(iii) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
√𝑥𝑥 2 −1
22. Plot the graph of (i) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = |2𝑥𝑥 + 4| (ii) 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 (𝑥𝑥)
ANSWERS
(𝐴𝐴 × 𝐵𝐵 × 𝐶𝐶) = {(1,3,4), (1,3,5), (1,4,4), (1,4,5), (2,3,4)(2,3,5), (2,4,4), (2,4,5)}
1. Self-Verify and
2. Self-Verify
Dom (𝑅𝑅) = {2,3,5,7}.
3. (i) 𝑅𝑅 = {(2,8), (3,27), (5,125), (7,343)} (ii)
Range (𝑅𝑅) = {8,27,125,343}.
4. (i) 𝑅𝑅 = {(2,1), (3,3), (4,5)}
(ii)
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6. (i) 𝑅𝑅 = {(2,3), (2,7), (3,7), (3,10), (4,3), (4,7), (5,3), (5,6), (5,7)}
(ii) dom (𝑅𝑅) = {2,3,4,5} and range (𝑅𝑅) = {3,6,7,10}
7. (i) 𝑅𝑅 = {(−2,0), (0, −2), (2,0), (0,2), (−1,0), (0, −1), (1,0), (0,1), (1,1),(1, −1), (−1,1), (−1, −1)}
(ii) dom (𝑅𝑅) = {−2, −1,0,1,2} and range (𝑅𝑅) = {−2, −1,0,1,2}
8. SELF
9. (i) 𝑓𝑓 −1 {−4} = 𝜙𝜙 (ii) 𝑓𝑓 −1 {10} = {−3,3} (iii) 𝑓𝑓 −1 {5,17} = {−2,2, −4,4}
10. (i) 9 (ii) -8 (iii)1 (iv) 15
11. SELF
12. SELF
13. (i) No, since one element, namely -1 , has two different images.
(ii) No, since dom (𝑔𝑔) ≠ 𝐴𝐴.
(iii) Yes, since each element in 𝐴𝐴 has a unique image in 𝐵𝐵.
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18. To prove
19. dom (𝑓𝑓) = 𝑅𝑅 and range (𝑓𝑓) = [0,1).
20. dom (𝑓𝑓) = 𝑅𝑅 − 𝑍𝑍 and range (𝑓𝑓) = (1, ∞)
21. (i) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 (𝑓𝑓) = ℝ − {±3} (ii) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 (𝑓𝑓) = ℝ − {−2, +1} (iii) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 (𝑓𝑓) = (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞)
22. SELF
