Relations and Functions
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Exercise 2.1
1If , find the values of and .Show solution
Concept: Two ordered pairs and are equal if and only if and .
Equating first elements:
Equating second elements:
Answer: and .
2If the set A has 3 elements and the set , then find the number of elements in .Show solution
Concept: If and , then .
Calculation:
Answer: The number of elements in is .
3If and , find and .Show solution
Concept: .
Finding :
Finding :
4State whether each of the following statements are true or false. If the statement is false, rewrite the given statement correctly.
(i) If and , then .
(ii) If A and B are non-empty sets, then is a non-empty set of ordered pairs such that and .
(iii) If , , then .Show solution
and .
The correct Cartesian product is:
The given statement lists only 2 pairs instead of 4, so it is False.
Correct statement: If and , then .
(ii) True.
By definition, if A and B are non-empty sets, is indeed a non-empty set of ordered pairs with and .
(iii) True.
(intersection of any set with the empty set is empty).
Therefore, .
5If , find .Show solution
Concept: .
Solution:
There are elements in total.
6If . Find A and B.Show solution
Concept: In a Cartesian product, A is the set of all first elements and B is the set of all second elements of the ordered pairs.
Finding A: Set of all first elements
Finding B: Set of all second elements
7Let , , and . Verify that
(i) .
(ii) is a subset of .Show solution
(i) Verify :
LHS:
RHS:
Since LHS RHS, the statement is verified.
(ii) Verify :
Checking each element of :
- ✓ (since , )
- ✓
- ✓
- ✓
Since every element of belongs to , we have . Verified.
8Let and . Write . How many subsets will have? List them.Show solution
Finding :
Number of subsets: , so the number of subsets .
List of all subsets:
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9Let A and B be two sets such that and . If are in , find A and B, where and are distinct elements.Show solution
Finding A: The first elements of the ordered pairs in belong to A.
First elements are (all distinct), and .
Finding B: The second elements of the ordered pairs in belong to B.
Second elements are , i.e., the distinct values are and , and .
10The Cartesian product has 9 elements among which are found and . Find the set and the remaining elements of .Show solution
Finding :
Finding A: Since , both and must be in A. Since , must also be in A. We already have 3 distinct elements and .
Finding all elements of :
Remaining elements (other than and ) are:
Exercise 2.2
1Let . Define a relation from to by . Write down its domain, codomain and range.Show solution
Condition: .
We need , i.e., both and must lie in .
| | | In A? |
|-----|----------|-------|
| 1 | 3 | Yes |
| 2 | 6 | Yes |
| 3 | 9 | Yes |
| 4 | 12 | Yes |
| 5 | 15 | No (15 > 14) |
So the relation in roster form is:
Domain = set of first elements
Codomain = A
Range = set of second elements
2Define a relation on the set of natural numbers by . Depict this relationship using roster form. Write down the domain and the range.Show solution
Natural numbers less than 4: .
| | |
|-----|-------------|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 |
Roster form:
Domain
Range
3 and . Define a relation from to by . Write in roster form.Show solution
Condition: is odd (i.e., is odd), which happens when one of is even and the other is odd.
Checking all pairs with , :
- (odd): (even) → odd ✓; (even) → odd ✓; (odd) → even ✗
- (even): (even) → even ✗; (even) → even ✗; (odd) → odd ✓
- (odd): → odd ✓; → odd ✓; → even ✗
- (odd): → odd ✓; → odd ✓; → even ✗
4The Fig 2.7 shows a relationship between the sets P and Q. Write this relation (i) in set-builder form (ii) roster form. What is its domain and range?Show solution
(i) Set-builder form:
or equivalently .
(ii) Roster form:
Domain
Range
5Let . Let be the relation on defined by .
(i) Write R in roster form
(ii) Find the domain of R
(iii) Find the range of R.Show solution
(i) Roster form: We list all pairs where is exactly divisible by :
- : can be →
- : can be →
- : can be →
- : can be →
- : can be →
(ii) Domain = set of all first elements
(iii) Range = set of all second elements
6Determine the domain and range of the relation defined by .Show solution
Listing all ordered pairs:
| | |
|-----|-------|
| 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 10 |
Domain
Range
7Write the relation in roster form.Show solution
Prime numbers less than 10: .
| | |
|-----|-------|
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 5 | 125 |
| 7 | 343 |
8Let and . Find the number of relations from to .Show solution
, .
Concept: The number of relations from A to B = number of subsets of .
9Let be the relation on defined by . Find the domain and range of .Show solution
Observation: For any two integers and , their difference is always an integer. Therefore, every pair with satisfies the condition.
This means .
Domain = set of all first elements
Range = set of all second elements
Exercise 2.3
1Which of the following relations are functions? Give reasons. If it is a function, determine its domain and range.
(i)
(ii)
(iii) Show solution
(i)
Each first element appears exactly once. So this is a function.
- Domain
- Range
(ii)
Each first element appears exactly once. So this is a function.
- Domain
- Range
(iii)
The element appears as the first element in two pairs: and , with two different images and . So this is NOT a function.
2Find the domain and range of the following real functions:
(i)
(ii) .Show solution
Domain: is defined for all real numbers.
Range: For any , , so .
The function takes all values .
(ii)
Domain: The expression under the square root must be non-negative:
Range: When , , so , and .
3A function is defined by . Write down the values of
(i) (ii) (iii) .Show solution
(i) :
(ii) :
(iii) :
4The function which maps temperature in degree Celsius into temperature in degree Fahrenheit is defined by . Find (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) The value of , when .Show solution
(i) :
(ii) :
(iii) :
(iv) Value of when :
Answer: , , , and when .
5Find the range of each of the following functions.
(i) f(x) = 2 - 3x, x \in \mathbf{R}, x > 0.
(ii) is a real number.
(iii) is a real number.Show solution
Since x > 0, we have 3x > 0, so -3x < 0, thus 2 - 3x < 2.
As , (but is excluded, so approaches but never equals 2).
As , .
\text{Range} = (-\infty, 2) = \{y \in \mathbf{R} : y < 2\}
(ii) :
For all real , , so .
The minimum value is (attained at ), and can be arbitrarily large.
(iii) :
This is the identity function. For every real number , there exists such that .
Miscellaneous Exercise on Chapter 2
1The relation is defined by . The relation is defined by . Show that is a function and is not a function.Show solution
The domain of is . The two pieces overlap only at .
At : From the first piece, . From the second piece, .
Both pieces give the same value at . For all other , only one piece applies. Therefore, every element in has a unique image.
For : The two pieces overlap at .
At : From the first piece, . From the second piece, .
The two pieces give different values () at , so the element in the domain has two different images.
2If , find .Show solution
3Find the domain of the function .Show solution
Concept: The function is defined for all real except where the denominator is zero.
Setting denominator :
The function is undefined at and .
4Find the domain and the range of the real function defined by .Show solution
Domain: The expression under the square root must be non-negative:
Range: When , , so . As increases from to , increases from to .
5Find the domain and the range of the real function defined by .Show solution
Domain: The absolute value function is defined for all real numbers.
Range: For any , . The minimum value is (at ), and the function can take any non-negative value.
6Let be a function from into . Determine the range of .Show solution
Let .
Step 1: Note that and 1 + x^2 \geq 1 > 0, so .
Step 2: Also, .
Since , we have , so y = 1 - \dfrac{1}{1+x^2} < 1.
Step 3: As , (but never equals 1). At , .
For any , we can solve: , which has a real solution.
\text{Range of } f = [0, 1) = \left\{y \in \mathbf{R} : 0 \leq y < 1\right\}
7Let be defined, respectively, by , . Find and .Show solution
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8Let be a function from to defined by , for some integers . Determine .Show solution
Using :
Using :
Subtracting (1) from (2):
Substituting in (1):
Verification: ✓; ✓.
9Let be a relation from to defined by . Are the following true?
(i) , for all
(ii) , implies
(iii) , , implies .Show solution
(i) Is for all ?
For , we need , i.e., , so or . Since , this holds only for , not for all (e.g., : ).
False.
(ii) Does imply ?
If , then . For , we need , i.e., , i.e., , so .
Counterexample: since , but since .
False.
(iii) Does and imply ?
If : . If : . Then . For , we need , but we have . These are equal only if .
Counterexample: (since ) and (since ), but since .
False.
10Let , and . Are the following true?
(i) is a relation from A to B
(ii) is a function from A to B.
Justify your answer in each case.Show solution
(i) Is a relation from A to B?
A relation from A to B is any subset of . We check that all first elements belong to A and all second elements belong to B:
- : , ✓
- : , ✓
- : , ✓
- : , ✓
- : , ✓
Since , is a relation from A to B. True.
(ii) Is a function from A to B?
For to be a function, every element of A must have exactly one image in B. However, the element appears in two pairs: and , giving two different images and .
Also, the element has image , but we should check all elements: , and (two images), , .
Since element has two images, is NOT a function from A to B. False.
11Let be the subset of defined by . Is a function from to ? Justify your answer.Show solution
For to be a function from to , each element of (as a first element) must have a unique image.
Counterexample: Consider the integer as the first element (i.e., ).
- Take : , → pair .
- Take : , → pair . (Same)
- Take : , → pair .
So the element has two different images: and .
Since a single first element () corresponds to two different second elements ( and ), is not a function from to .
12Let and let be defined by the highest prime factor of . Find the range of .Show solution
Finding the highest prime factor for each element:
| | Prime factorisation | Highest prime factor |
|-----|---------------------|----------------------|
| 9 | | 3 |
| 10 | | 5 |
| 11 | (prime) | 11 |
| 12 | | 3 |
| 13 | (prime) | 13 |
So:
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