Class 11 – Relations and Functions:
Short Notes
1. Relation
- A relation is a subset of the Cartesian product A × B.
- If A = {1, 2} and B = {x, y}, then A × B = {(1,x), (1,y), (2,x), (2,y)}.
- Any subset of A × B is a relation from A to B.
2. Domain, Co-domain, Range
- Domain: Set of all first elements of the ordered pairs.
- Co-domain: Set B in A × B.
- Range: Set of all second elements that actually appear in relation.
3. Types of Relations
- Empty Relation: No element is related (e.g., R = ∅).
- Universal Relation: Every element of A is related to every element of B.
- Identity Relation: Each element is related to itself.
- Reflexive: (a, a) ∈ R for all a ∈ A.
- Symmetric: If (a, b) ∈ R, then (b, a) ∈ R.
- Transitive: If (a, b) ∈ R and (b, c) ∈ R, then (a, c) ∈ R.
- Equivalence Relation: Reflexive, symmetric, and transitive.
4. Function
- A function is a special type of relation.
- Each element of domain is related to exactly one element in co-domain.
- Represented as f: A → B.
5. Types of Functions
- One-one (Injective): Different elements of domain map to different elements of co-domain.
- Onto (Surjective): Every element of co-domain has a pre-image.
- Bijective: Both one-one and onto.
- Constant Function: f(x) = c.
- Identity Function: f(x) = x.
6. Representation of Functions
- Set notation
- Arrow diagram
- Graphs
7. Composition of Functions
- If f: A → B and g: B → C, then (g ∘ f)(x) = g(f(x)).
8. Invertible Function
- A function f is invertible if there exists g such that g(f(x)) = x and f(g(x)) = x.
- Only bijective functions have inverses.