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MATHEMATICS (GRADE – XII)

ASSIGNMENT (SUBJECTIVE)
RELATION & FUNCTION, ITF
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
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1. If A = R – {3}, B = R – {1}. Consider the function f : A  B be defined by f(x) = , for all x  A.
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Then, show that f is bijective.
 x  1, if x is odd
2. Show that f : N  N, given by f  x    is bijective (both one-one and onto).
 x  1, if x is even
3. If f : R  R is the function defined by f(x) = 4x2 + 7, then show that f is a bijection.
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4. Show that the function f : R  R defined by f  x   2 ,  x  R is neither one-one nor onto.
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5. Consider f : R+  [–5, ] given by f(x) = 9x + 6x – 5. Show that f is invertible.
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6. Consider f : R+  [–9, ) given by f(x) = 5x2 + 6x – 9. Prove that f is invertible.

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7. Show that the function f : R  x  : 1  x  1 defined by f  x   , x  R is one-one and onto
1 x
function.
8. Let A = {x  R : –1  x  1} = B. Show that f : A  B given by f(x) = x | x | is a bijection.
9. Show that the relation R on the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, given by R = {(a, b) : |a – b| is even}, is an
equivalence relation.
10. Show that the relation R on the set A = {x  N : 0  x  12}, given by R = {(a, b) : |a – b| is a multiple
of 4}, is an equivalence relation. Find the set of all elements related to 1, i.e., equivalence class [1].
11. Prove that the relation R on Z defined by (a, b)  R  a – b is divisible by 5 is an equivalence relation
on Z.
12. Let A = {1, 2, 3, …, 9} and R be a relation in A × A defined by (a, b) R (c, d). If a + d = b + c for (a, b),
(c, d) in A × A, prove that R is an equivalence relation and also obtain the equivalance class [(2, 5)].
13. Let N denote the set of all natural numbers and R be the relation on N × N defined by (a, b) R (c, d) 
ad(b + c) = bc(a + d). Check whether R is an equivalance relation on N × N.
14. Show that the relation R in R defined as R = {(a, b) : a  b} is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric.
15. Check whether the relation R in R defined by R = {(a, b) : a  b3} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive.
16. Show that if R is an equivalance relation on a non-empty set A, then R–1 is also equivalance on set A.
17. Given a non-empty set X, consider P(X) which is the set of all subsets on X, define the relation R on
P(X) as follows: For subset A, B in P(X), ARB if and only if A  B. If R is an equivalance relation on
P(X)?
18. Let A and B be sets. Show that f : A × B  B × A, such that f(a, b) = (b, a) is bijection function.
n  1 if n is odd
19. Let f : N  {0}  N  {0} be defined by, f  n    .
n  1 if n is even
Show that f is a bijection.

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 2 if n is odd
20. Let f : N  N defined by f  n    for all n  N. State whether the function f is
 n if n is even
 2
bijective.
21. Show that the function f : R  R given by f(x) = cos x for all x  R, is neither one-one nor onto.
 1, if x 0
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22. Show that the signum function f : R  R, given by f  x    0, if x  0 is neither one-one nor onto.
1, if x0
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23. Let f : X  Y be a function. Define a relation R on X given by R = {(a, b) : f(a) = f(b)}. Show that R is
an equivalance relation on X.
24. Classify following functions: injection, surjection or bijection?
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(i) f : R  R defined by f  x   2
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(ii) f : N  N defined by f(x) = x2.
(iii) f : Z  Z defined by f(x) = x2.
(iv) f : R  R defined by f(x) = 4x3 + 7.
(v) f : R  R defined by f(x) = |x|.
26. Find the domain of the function f  x   sin1 x 1 .
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27. If x, y, z   1,1 such that sin 1 x  sin 1 y  sin 1 z   , find the value of x2  y 2  z 2 .
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28. Let x, y, z   1,1 be such that sin 1 x  sin 1 y  sin 1 z  . Find the values of :
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(i) x2018  y 2019  z 2020 (ii) x 2016  y 2018  z 2020  2016
x  y  z 2020
2018

 3 1  5 
Find the principal value of (i) sin 1  
29.
 2  (ii) sin  tan 4 .
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30. Find the domain of cos 1  2 x  1 .
31. If x, y, z   1,1 such that cos1 x  cos1 y  cos1 z  0 , find x + y + z.

  3  
32. For the principal value, evaluate tan 1 2sin  4cos 1  .
  2  

 5  1   13  
33. Evaluate tan 1  tan   cos cos   .
 6    6 
34. Simplify each of the following:
3 4   3 5 12 
(i) cos1  cos x  sin x  where  x  (ii) sin 1  cos x  sin x 
5 5  2 4  13 13 
35. Simplify each of the following:
 sin x  cos x   5  sin x  cos x  5 9
(i) sin 1  , 4  x  4 (ii) cos1  , 4  x  4
 2   2 

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36. Evaluate each of the following:
 17   17    4 
(i) sin 1  sin  (ii) sin 1  sin   (iii) cos1  cos 
 8   8   3 
 13   7   9 
(iv) cos1  cos  (v) tan 1  tan  (vi) tan 1  tan 
 6   6   4 
37. Prove that:
   
(i) sec2 tan 1 2  cosec2 cot 1 3  15    
(ii) tan 2 sec1 2  cot 2 cosec13  11

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Let R be a relation on the set N of natural numbers defined by nRm n is a factor of m(i.e. n | m). Then
R is:
(A) Reflexive and symmetric (B) Transitive and symmetric
(C) Equivalence (D) Reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
2. Let L denote the set of all straight lines in a plane. Let a relation R be defined by  R ,, L. Then
R is:
(A) Reflexive (B) Symmetric (C) Transitive (D) None of these
3. Let L be the set of all straight lines in thexy-plane. Two lines 1 and 2 are said to be related by the

relation R if 1 is parallel to 2. Then the relation R is:

(A) Reflexive (B) Symmetric (C) Transitive (D) Equivalence

4. The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation R = {(1, 2), (2, 3)} on the set {1,
2, 3}, so that it is equivalence is:
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 5
5. For real numbers x and y, we write
xRy x – y + 2 is an irrational number. Then the relation R is -
(A) Reflexive (B) Symmetric (C) Transitive (D) None of these
6. Let R be a relation defined in the set of real numbers by aRb 1 + ab> 0. Then R is-
(A) Equivalence relation (B) Transitive (C) Symmetric (D) Anti-symmetric
7. Which one of the following relations on R is equivalence relation:
(A) xR1y |x| = |y| (B) xR2y  x  y (C) xR3y  x | y (D) xR4y  x < y

8. Let a relation R in the set N of natural numbers be defined as (x, y)  R if and only if x2 – 4xy + 3y2 = 0 for
all x, y  N. The relation R is:
(A) Reflexive (B) Symmetric (C) Transitive (D) An equivalence relation
9. If f : I  I, f (x) = x3 + 1, then f is
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) One-one onto (D) None of these
10. Function f : R  R, f(x) = x |x| is
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) one-one onto (D) neither one-one nor onto
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11. f : R R,f(x) = , is -
1 x2
(A) many-one function (B) odd function (C) one-one function (D) None of these
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12. If f : R0 R0, f(x) = , then f is -
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(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) neither one-one nor onto (D) both one-one and onto
13. Function f : R  R, f(x) = x + |x| is
(A) one-one (B) onto (C) one-one onto (D) None of these
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14. Function f :  ,   R, f(x) = tan x is
2 2 
(A) one-one (B) onto (C) one-one onto (D) None of these
 3
15. Function f :  ,   [–1,1], f(x) = sin x is -
2 2 

(A) one-one (B) onto (C) one-one onto (D) None of these
16. f : N  N where f(x) = x – (–1)x then f ' is -
(A) one-one and into (B) many-one and into (C) one-one and onto (D) many-one and onto
17. If f : RR, f(x) = ex + e–x, then f is -
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) neither one-one nor onto (D) both one-one and onto
18. If f : RR , f(x) = sin2 x + cos2 x , then f is -
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) neither one-one nor onto (D) both one-one onto
19. Which of the following functions from Z to itself are bijections ?
(A) f(x) = x3 (B) f(x) = x + 2 (C) f(x) = 2x + 1 (D) f(x) = x2 + x
20. Which of the following functions from A = {x: –1 x 1} to itself are bijections?
x
(B) g(x) = sin  
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(A) f(x) = (C) h(x) = |x| (D) k(x) = x2
2  2 
21. Which of the following function defined from R to R is onto ?
(A) f(x) = |x| (B) f(x) = e–x (C) f(x) = x3 (D) f(x) = sin x.
22. If f :  , f(x) = x2 – x, then f is -
(A) one-one onto (B) one-one into (C) many-one onto (D) many-one into
23. f : N  N defined by f(x) = x2 + x + 1, x  N then f is
(A) one-one onto (B) many-one onto (C) one-one but not onto (D) none of these
24. If the function f : (, )  B defined by f(x) =  x2  6 x  8 is onto, then B is equal to :
(A)(–, 1] (B) (–, 1) (C) (–, 2] (D) None of these.

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