QA-11 (Matrices & Determinants, Sets, Relations, Functions, Inequalities)

Important Information
1. All students are “REQUIRED” to take Home Assignments 1 and 2 based on the
topics covered in this class by logging into your PSIS account and visiting the
“Assignments & Study Material” section followed by “Quantitative Aptitude”
and the “Home Assignment” tab. The tests are in addition to the Home
Assignment provided at the end of this class handout and can be taken on Mobile
Phone or Desktop.
2. This class covers Chapters 1, 3, 5 and 11 of the Higher Mathematics Booklet.
Students are advised to further strengthen the topics covered in class from the given
chapters.

Class Exercise:
1. Which of the following is singleton set?
(a) {x : | x| < 1, x ϵ I} (b) {x : | x | = 5, x ϵ I}
(c) {x : = 1, x ϵ I} (d) {x : + x + 1 = 0, x ϵ R}
2. If A = {x : x = 4n + 1, 2  n  5}, then number of subsets of A is:
(a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 4 (d) None of these
3. If A = {x : x = , n = 1, 2, 3}, then number of proper subsets is :
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) None of these
4. If A = {2, 3, 4, 8, 10}, B = {3, 4, 5, 10, 121}, C = {4, 5, 6, 12, 14}, then (A  B)  (A  C) is equal
to:
(a) {3, 4, 10} (b) {2, 8, 10} (c) {4, 5, 6} (d) {3, 5, 14}
5. If A and B are two given sets, then A  (A  B) is equal to:
c

(a) A (b) B (c)  (d) A  Bc

6. If A, B and C are any three sets, then A – (B  C) is equal to:
(a) (A – B)  (A – C) (b) (A – B)  (A – C)
(c) (A – B)  C (d) (A – B)  C
7. Let X be the universal set for sets A and B if n (A) = 200, n (B) = 300 and n (A  B) = 100, then n
(A  B ) is equal to 300 provided n (X) is equal to:
(a) 600 (b) 700 (c) 800 (d) 900
8. In a class of 55 students, the number of students studying different subject are 23 in Mathematics, 24
Physics, 19 in Chemistry, 12 in Mathematics and Physics, 9 in Mathematics and Chemistry, 7 in
physics and Chemistry and 4 in all the three subjects. The number of students who have taken
exactly one subject is:
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) All of these

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9. Let A = {1, 2, 3}. The total number of distinct relation that can be defined over A, is:
(a) 29 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) None of these
10. Let A = {2, 3, 4, 5} and R = {(2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (2, 3), (3, 2), (3, 5), (5, 3)} be relation in A.
Then, R is:
(a) reflexive and transitive (b) reflexive and symmetric
(c) reflexive and anti – symmetric (d) None of the above
11. The relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)} on set A = {1, 2, 3} is:
(a) reflexive but not symmetric (b) reflexive but not transitive
(c) symmetric and transitive (d) neither symmetric nor transitive
12. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and R = {(1, 1), (2, 2)} then R is:
(a) Reflexive and symmetric (b) reflexive
(c) reflexive and transitive (d) not reflexive
13. Let A = {5, 6, 7} and R = {(5, 5), (6, 6), (7, 7), (5, 6), (6, 5)} then R is:
(a) reflexive (b) symmetric (c) transitive (d) an equivalence relation
14. The relation R defined in N as aRb  b is divisible by a, is:
(a) Reflexive but not symmetric (b) Symmetric but not transitive
(c) symmetric and transitive (d) None of these
15. Which of the following is not an equivalence relation in I?
(a) aRb  a + b is an even integer (b) aRb  a – b is an even integer
(c) aRb  a < b (d) aRb  a = b
16. Suppose that g(x) = 1 + and then is:
2
(a) 1 + 2 (b) 2 + x (c) 1 + x (d) 2 + x
17. If and and , then what is the value of

(a) -9 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) 3

18. If
(a) (b) (c) (d)
19. If y =
(a) 2x (b) x (c) –x (d) -2x
20. If f(x) = :
(a) 4x – 2 (b) (c) (d) None of these
21. The domain of the function is:
(a) [4, ∞) (b) (-∞, 6] (c) [4, 6] (d) None of these
22. The range of is:
(a) (-1 / 3, 1/3) (b) [-1, 1] (c) (1/3, -1/3) (d) (-3, 3)
23. If
(a) 0, ∀x ϵR (b) 2x ∀x ϵ R (c) (d)

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24. If
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
25. If
(a) even function (b)
(c) (d) odd function
26. If p > q and r < 0, which of the following is true?
(i) pr < qr (ii) p + r > q + r (iii) p – r < q – r
(a) i and ii only (b) i and iii only (c) i, ii and iii only (d) ii only
27. Which of the following values of x satisfies the inequality 3x (x + 4) > x + 20?
(a) – 5 < x < (b) x < - 5, x > (c) (d) x < -
28. Solve |1 – x| > 3.
(a) x > 4 or x < - 1 (b) x > 2 or x < - 2 (c) x > 5 or x < - 2 (d) x > 4 or x < - 2
29. Solve the inequality < 1.
(a) (-  0) ∪ (1, + ) (b) (-  , + )
(c) (- , 0) (d) None of these
30. Solve the inequality .
(a) – 4 < x  4 (b) – 2 < x  2 (c) – 2 < x  4 (d) None of these
31. The matrix is of order:
(a) 3 × 2 (b) 2 × 3 (c) 6 × 9 (d) 2 × 1
32. The matrix does not have an inverse, if x is equal to:
(a) 16 (b) – 16 (c) 8 (d) - 6
33. If A = then the value of k is equal to:
(a) 4 (b) -4 (c) 8 (d) -8

34. If is not an invertible matrix, then what is the value of λ?

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

35. If a matrix A is such that then
(a) – (b)
(c) (d) –
36. If A is a square matrix, then what is adj equal to?
(a) 3|A| (b) 2|A| (c) Null matrix (d) Unit matrix
37. If a matrix A is symmetric as well as anti – symmetric, then which one of the following is correct?
(a) A is a diagonal matrix (b) A is a null matrix.
(c) A is a unit matrix (d) A is a triangular matrix

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38. is equal to:

(a) a(x + y + z) + b(p + q + r) + c

(b) 0
(c) abc + xyz + pqr
(d) none of the above
39. If |A| = 8, where A is square matrix of order 3, then what is |adj A| equal to?
(a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 512

40. In the determinant ratio of the cofactor to its minor of the element -3, is:

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

Home Assignment:
Directions for Questions 1 to 2: Newton’s law of cooling states that rate at which a substance cools in
moving air is proportional to the difference between the temperatures of the substance and that of the
air. If the temperature of the air is 290k.
We can write it as constants, where T is temperature of substance.
1. The substance cools from 370 K to 330 K in 10 min, then
(a) T = 290 + 160e-kt (b) T = 290 + 80e – kt (c) T = 290 + 40e –kt (d) T = 290 + 20e-kt
2. The value of k must be
(a) log 2 (b) (c) (d)
3. The range of the function f : A  R. f(x) = x + 1, where A = { - 1, 0, 2, 4} is:
2

(a) {1, 2, 5, 17} (b) {2, 5, 17} (c) {5, 17} (d) None of these
2
4. The domain for which the functions f(x) = 2x – 1 and g(x) = 1 – 3x are equal is:
(a) {-2, ½} (b) {½ , 2} (c) {-2, - ½} (d) None of these
5. If f: A B, f(x) = x , A = {- 1, 1, -2, 2}, and B = {1, 4, 9, 16}, then f is:
2

(a) One – One (b) Many – one (c) Into (d) None of these
6. If f: R  R, f(x) = 2x + 7 then the inverse of f is:
(a) f- -1(x) = (x – 7)/2 (b) f -1(x) = (x + 7)/2 (c) f -1 (x) = (x – 3)/2 (d) None of these
7. The values of x, for which the functions f(x) = x, g(x) = ( )2 and h(x) = x2/x are identical, is:
(a) 0  x (b) 0 < x (c) All real values (d) all real values except 0

Directions for Question 8 to 9: In the following graphs:

Mark (a) if f(-x) = f(x)
Mark (b) if f(-x) = -f(x)
Mark (c) if neither a nor b is true
Mark (d) if f(x) does not exist at least at one point of the domain.

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8.

9.

10. Which one of the following is a bijective function on the set of the real numbers?
(a) 2x – 5 (b) |x| (c) (d)
11. If f(x) = 1/g(x), then which of the following is correct?
(a) f(f(g(f(x)))) = f(g(g(f(f(x))))) (b) f(g(g(f(f(x))))) = f(f(g(g(g(x)))))
(c) g(g(f(f(g(f(x)))))) = f(f(g(g(f(g(x)))))) (d) f(g(g(g(f(x))))) = g(g(f(f(f(x)))))

12. <0
(a) x < - 3 (b) – 7 < x < 3 (c) – 3 < x < 1 (d) – 7 < x < 1
13.
(a) – 2 < x < 1 (b) – 2 < x < 2
(c) – 2 < x < -1 or 1< x < 2 (d) 1 < x < 2
14.
(a) x ≤ - 3 or x  3 (b) – 3 ≤ x ≤ 0 (c) 0 ≤ x ≤ 3 (d) – 3 ≤ x ≤ 3
15. If 3 < |x| < 6, then x belongs to
(a) (-6, - 3)  (3, 6) (b) (-6, 6) (c) (-3, -3)  (3, 6) (d) None of these
16. If x, y ϵ R and x > y  |x|>|y| then which of the following is true?
(a) x > 0 and y > 0 (b) x > 0 only (c) y > 0 only (d) x < 0 and y < 0
17. Solve the inequality – 5x + 6 > 0.
(a) x < 2 or x > 3 (b) x < 3 or x  4 (c) x < 1 or x  2 (d) x < 3 or x  - 1
18. Assuming that the sum and product given below are defined, which of the following is not true for
matrices?
(a) A + B = B + A (b) AB = AC does not imply B = C
(c) AB = 0 implies A = 0 or B = 0 (d) (AB) = B A
19. If A = is equal to
(a) (b) (c) 100 A (d) 299A

20. If determinants, then

(a) (b) (c) (d)

21. Let A be an n × n matrix. If det (λA) = λS det (A), what is the value of s?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) n

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22. If

(a) a, b, c are in AP (b) a, b, c are in GP

(c) a, b, c are in HP (d) None of these

23. The value of the determinant

(a) 2(10! 11!) (b) 2(10! 13!) (c) 2(10! 11! 12!) (d) 2(11! 12! 13!)
24. If A = {x : x is a multiple of 4} and B = {x : x is a multiple of 6}, then A  B consists of all multiples of
(a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 4
25. If A = {x : (x) = 0} and B = {x : g(x) = 0}, then A  B will be
(a) (b)

(c) (d) None of these

26. If A = {x : then A  B is equal to
(a) {-i, i} (b) {-1, 1} (c) {i, -i, -1, 1} (d) None of these
27. In a city 20% of the population travels by car, 50% travels by bus and 10% travels by both car and bus.
Then, people travelling by car or bus is:
(a) 80% (b) 40% (c) 60% (d) 70%
28. Out of 800 boys in a school, 224 played cricket, 240 played hockey and 336 played basketball. Of the
total, 64 played both basketball and hockey ; 80 played cricket and basketball and 40 played cricket and
hockey; 24 played all the three games. The number of boys who did not play any game is
(a) 128 (b) 216 (c) 240 (d) 160
29. Let R be the relation on the set R of all real numbers defined by aRb iff |a – b|  1, then R is
(a) Reflexive and symmetric (b) symmetric only
(c) transitive only (d) anti – symmetric only
30. Let R be a relation on the set N be defined by {x, y) : x, y ϵ N, 2x + y = 41}. Then, R is
(a) Reflexive (b) symmetric (c) transitive (d) None of these
31. Let A = {p, q, r}. Which of the following is an equivalence relation on A?
(a) = {(p, q), (q, r), (p, r), (p, p)} (b) = {(r, q), (r, p), (r, r), (q, q)
(c) = {(p, p), (q, q), (r, r), (p, q)} (d) None of these
32. If n/m means that n is a factor m, the relation ‘/’ on I – {0} is
(a) Reflexive and symmetric (b) symmetric and transitive
(c) reflexive, symmetric and transitive (d) None of these
33. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and R be a relation in A given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (1, 2), (2, 1), (3, 1),
(1, 3)}. Then R is
(a) reflexive (b) symmetric (c) transitive (d) reflexive and symmetric

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34. Let a relation R be defined on set of all real number by aRb iff 1 + ab > 0. Then, R is
(a) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric (b) reflexive, symmetric but not transitive
(c) symmetric, transitive but not reflexive (d) an equivalence relation
35. Let R = {(3, 3), (6, 6), (9, 9), (12, 12), (6, 12), (3, 9), (3, 12), (3, 6)} be a relation on the set A = {3, 6, 9,
12}. The relation is:
(a) reflexive and symmetric only (b) an equivalence relation
(c) reflexive only (d) reflexive and transitive only

Explanatory Answers:

1. (b) Thus f is many – one function.

6. (a) Let x ∈ R (domain) and y ∈ R (co-domain)
 such that f(x) = y  2x + 7 = y
 log (T – 290) =- kt + c ……………….. (i)  x = (y – 7)/2  f -1 (y) = (y – 7 )/2
Initially, T = 370K and t = 0, then Then f -1: R and R such that f -1 (x) = (x – 7)/2
log (80) = c for all x ∈ R
From Eq. (i), log (T – 290) = - kt + log 80 7. (b) 0 < x
8. (c) Since the function is not symmetrical about x
log and y axis both therefore option (c) is the
  T = 290 + 80e-kt answer.
2. (d) For 9. (d) In this case function does not exist since
Then, 330 – 290 = 80e – 10k corresponding to a given value of x there exist
 =1 two values of y.
 10. (a) |x| is not one-one, is not one-one, +1
 is not one-one.
But 2x – 5 is one – one because
k=
 
3. (a) f(-1) = (-1)2 + 1 = 2, Similarly, f(0) = 1, f(2)
Now, y = 2 x – 5  x =
= 5, f(4) = 17
 Range of (f) = {1, 2, 5, 17}.  For every value of y, we get pre-image.
4. (a) f(x) = g(x)  2x2 – 1 = 1 – 3x  2x2 + 3x – 2  it is onto.
=0 
 (x + 2)(2x – 1) = 0  x = - 2, 1/2 11. (c) Option (c) is the required answer.
Thus, f(x) and g(x) are equal on the set {-2, 12. (c)
½}
5. (d) Here f(-1) = 1, f(1) = 1, f(-2) = 4, f(2) = 4
Obviously, 1 and – 1 have the same image,
i.e., 1.
Similarly 2 and -2 have the same image, i.e., 13. (c)
4. Let x2 = y

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22. (b) Given that

14. (d)
-
Let




15. (a) We have, 3< |x | < 6 
 - 6 < x < - 3 or 3< x < 6 a≠ (as given in question)
 x (-6, -3)  (3, 6) So,
16. (a) x > 0 and y > 0 23. (c) Let =
x 
17. (a)

18. (c) If AB = 0, then A and B may be equal to O

individually. It is not necessary in any condition.
19. (d) A = 

= 2A

24. (b) Given that A = {x : x is multiple of 4}

= {4, 8, 12, 16, 20, ....... }
Similarly,
And B = {x : x is multiple of 6}
20. (b) - 3abx +ab2+a2b = {6, 12, 18, 24, .... }  A  B = {12, 24,
..... } = {x : x is multiple of 12}
 25. (a) Given that, A = {x :
And B = {x : g(x) = 0}
 A  B = {x : x ϵ A and x ϵ B}
 = {x :
2
21. (d) If A is an n × n matrix, then =[ + [g(x)]2 = 0
26. (a) Given that, A = {x :
But And B = {x :
On comparing  s = n Now, A – B =  and B – A = {-i, i}
 A  B = (A – B)  (B – A) = {-i, i}

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27. (c) P(C) = 20%, P(B) = 50%, P(C∩B) = 10% is not symmetric because (r, q) but
P(C ∪ B) = 20 + 50 – 10 = 60% (q, r) 
28. (d) n(C) = 224, n(H) = 240, n(B) = 336, n(H  is not symmetric because (p, q) ϵ but
B) = 64 (q, p) 
(B  C) = 80, n(H  C) = 40, n(C  H  are not equivalence relation.
B) = 24 32. (d)
 n(Cc  Hc  Bc) =n[(C  H  B)c] 33. (d) (1, 1), (2, 2) (3, 3), (4, 4) ϵ R
= n(U) – n(C  H  B)  R is reflexive.
= 800 – [224 + 240 + 336 – 64 – 80 – 40 (1, 2), (3, 1) ϵ R also (2, 1), (1, 3) ϵ R
+ 24] = 800 – 640 = 160  R is symmetric.
29. (a) |a – a| = 0 < 1 (2, 1) ϵ R, (1, 3) ϵ R but (2, 3) R
 aRa,  a ϵ R  R is reflexive  R is not transitive
Again, aRb  |a – b|  1  | b – a|  1 34. (b) 1 + a . a = 1 + >0
 bRa  (a , a) is reflexive.
 R is symmetric Also, (a, b) ϵ R  1 + ab > 0
30. (d) R = {(x, y) : x, y ϵ N, 2x + y = 41}  1 + ba > 0  (b, a) ϵ R
(1, 1) R  R is symmetric.
So, R is not reflexive. Now, (a, b) ϵ R and (b, c) ϵ R ⇏ (a, c) ϵ R
(1, 39) ϵ R but (39, 1)  R  R is not transitive.
 R is not symmetric 35. (d) Here, (3, 3) (6, 6) (9, 9) (12, 12) ϵ R
(20, 1), (1, 39) ϵ R But (20, 39)  R  R is reflexive.
So, R is not transitive. Now, (6, 12) ϵR but (12, 6) R
31. (d) is not symmetric because (p, q) ϵ but  R is not symmetric.
(q, p)  Also, (3, 6) (6, 12) ϵ R  (3, 12) ϵ R
 R is transitive

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