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01 - Sets, Relations and Functions

The document contains 27 multiple choice questions about sets, relations, and functions. It covers topics such as determining if a relation is reflexive, transitive, or an equivalence relation. It also contains questions about determining the domain, range, and other properties of various functions. The questions are from past AIEEE and IIT exams and cover foundational concepts in discrete mathematics.
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01 - Sets, Relations and Functions

The document contains 27 multiple choice questions about sets, relations, and functions. It covers topics such as determining if a relation is reflexive, transitive, or an equivalence relation. It also contains questions about determining the domain, range, and other properties of various functions. The questions are from past AIEEE and IIT exams and cover foundational concepts in discrete mathematics.
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01 - SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS Page 1

( Answers at the end of all questions )





( 1 ) 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 transitive ( b ) reflexive only
( c ) an equivalence relation ( d ) reflexive and symmetric only [ AIEEE 2005 ]



( 2 ) Let f : ( - 1, 1 ) B be a function defined by f ( x ) =
2
1
x 1
2x
tan
-
-
, then f is both
one-one and onto when B is the interval

( a ) |
.
|

\
|
2
, 0 ( b )
(


2
, 0 ( c )
(


2
,
2
- ( d ) |
.
|

\
|
2
,
2
- [ AIEEE 2005 ]



( 3 ) If a real valued function f ( x ) satisfies the functional equation
f ( x - y ) = f ( x ) f ( y ) - f ( a - x ) f ( a + y ), where a is a given constant and
f ( 0 ) = 1, then f ( 2a - x ) is equal to

( a ) - f ( x ) ( b ) f ( x ) ( c ) f ( a ) + f ( a - x ) ( d ) f ( - x ) [ AIEEE 2005 ]



( 4 ) Let R = { ( 1, 3 ), ( 4, 2 ), ( 2, 4 ), ( 2, 3 ), ( 3, 1 ) } be a relation on the set A = { 1, 2, 3, 4 }.
The relation R is

( a ) a function ( b ) transitive ( c ) not symmetric ( d ) reflexive [ AIEEE 2004 ]



( 5 ) The range of the function f ( x ) =
3 x
x 7
P
-
-
is

( a ) { 1, 2, 3 } ( b ) { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }
( c ) { 1, 2, 3, 4 } ( d ) { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } [ AIEEE 2004 ]



( 6 ) If f : R S, defined by f( x ) = sin x - 3 cos x + 1 is onto, then the interval of S is

( a ) [ 0, 3 ] ( b ) [ - 1, 1 ] ( c ) [ 0, 1 ] ( d ) [ - 1, 3 ] [ AIEEE 2004 ]



( 7 ) The graph of the function f ( x ) is symmetrical about the line x =2, then

( a ) f ( x + 2 ) = f ( x - 2 ) ( b ) f ( 2 + x ) = f ( 2 - x )
( c ) f ( x ) = f ( - x ) ( d ) f ( x ) = - f ( - x ) [ AIEEE 2004 ]




01 - SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS Page 2
( Answers at the end of all questions )


( 8 ) The domain of the function f ( x ) =
2
1
x 9
) 3 x ( sin
-
-
-
is

( a ) [ 2, 3 ] ( b ) [ 2, 3 ) ( c ) [ 1, 2 ] ( d ) [ 1, 2 ) [ AIEEE 2004 ]



( 9 ) If f : { 1, 2, 3, . } { 0, 1, 2, .. } is defined by

f ( x ) =

odd is x if ,
2
) 1 x (

even is x if ,
2
x

-
-
then value of f
- 1
( - 100 ) is

( a ) 100 ( b ) 199 ( c ) 200 ( d ) 201 [ AIEEE 2003 ]


( 10 ) Domain of definition of the function f ( x ) =
2
x 4
3
-
+ log
10
( x
3
- x ) is

( a ) ( 1, 2 ) ( b ) ( - 1, 0 ) ( 1, 2 )
( c ) ( 1, 2 ) ( 2, ) ( d ) ( - 1, 0 ) ( 1, 2 ) ( 2, ) [ AIEEE 2003 ]



( 11 ) The function f ( x ) = log ( x + 1 x
2
+ ) is a / an

( a ) even function ( b ) odd function
( c ) periodic function ( d ) none of these [ AIEEE 2003 ]



( 12 ) The function f : R R defined by f ( x ) = sin x is

( a ) into ( b ) onto ( c ) one-one ( d ) many-one [ AIEEE 2002 ]



( 13 ) The range of the function f ( x ) =
x 2
x 2
-
+
, x 2 is

( a ) R ( b ) R - { - 1 } ( c ) R - { 1 } ( d ) R - { 2 } [ AIEEE 2002 ]



( 14 ) If f ( x ) =

Q x 0,
Q x x,
and g ( x ) =

Q x x,
Q x 0,
, then ( f - g ) is

( a ) one-one, onto ( b ) neither one-one nor onto
( c ) one-one but not onto ( d ) onto but not one-one [ IIT 2005 ]



01 - SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS Page 3
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( 15 ) If f ( x ) = sin x + cos x and g ( x ) = x
2
- 1, then g [ f ( x ) ] will be invertible for the
domain

( a ) [ 0, ] ( b )
(



4
,
4
- ( c )
(



2
, 0 ( d )

0 , - [ IIT 2004 ]

( 16 ) The range of the function f ( x ) =
1 x x
2 x x
2
2
+ +
+ +
, x ( - , ) is

( a ) [ 1, ) ( b ) ( 1,
7
11
) ( c ) ( 1,
3
7
] ( d ) [ 1,
5
7
] [ IIT 2003 ]

( 17 ) f : [ 0, ) [ 0, ), f ( x ) =
x 1
x
+
is

( a ) one-one and onto ( b ) one-one but not onto
( c ) onto but not one-one ( d ) neither one-one nor onto [ IIT 2003 ]



( 18 ) If f ( x ) = ( x + 1 )
2
for x - 1 and g ( x ) is the function whose graph is reflection
of the graph of f ( x ) with respect to the line y = x, then g ( x ) equals

( a ) - x - 1, x 0 ( b ) ,
) 1 x (
1
2
+
x > - 1
( c ) 1 x + , x - 1 ( d ) x - 1, x 0 [ IIT 2002 ]


( 19 ) If function f : R R is defined as f ( x ) = 2x + sin x for x R, then f is

( a ) one-one and onto ( b ) one-one but not onto
( c ) onto but not one-one ( d ) neither one-one nor onto [ IIT 2002 ]


( 20 ) If g ( x ) = 1 + x - [ x ] and f ( x ) = ,
0 x 1,
0 x 0,
0 x 1,

>
<
=
-
then for all x, f [ g ( x ) ] =

( a ) x ( b ) 1 ( c ) f ( x ) ( d ) g ( x ) [ IIT 2001 ]



( 21 ) If f : [ 1, ) [ 2, ) is given by f ( x ) = x +
x
1
, then f
- 1
( x ) equals

( a )
2
4 x x
2
- +
( b )
2
x 1
x
+
( c )
2
4 x x
2
- -
( d ) 1 + 4 x
2
- [ IIT 2001 ]



01 - SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS Page 4
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( 22 ) The domain of definition of f ( x ) =
2 3x x
) 3 x ( log
2
2
+ +
+
is

( a ) R - { - 1, - 2 } ( b ) ( - 2, )
( c ) R - { - 1, - 2, - 3 } ( d ) ( - 3, ) - { - 1, - 2 } [ IIT 2001 ]



( 23 ) If E = { 1, 2, 3, 4 } and F = { 1, 2 }, then the number of onto functions from E to F is

( a ) 14 ( b ) 16 ( c ) 12 ( d ) 8 [ IIT 2001 ]


( 24 ) If f ( x ) =
1 x
x
+
, x - 1, then for which value of is f [ f ( x ) ] = x ?

( a ) 2 ( b ) - 2 ( c ) 1 ( d ) - 1 [ IIT 2001 ]


( 25 ) Let f : R R be any function. Define g : R R by g ( x ) = l f ( x ) l for all x. Then g is

( a ) onto if f is onto ( b ) one-one if f is one-one
( c ) continuous if f is continuous ( d ) differentiable if f is differentiable [ IIT 2000 ]



( 26 ) The domain of definition of the function y ( x ) as given by the equation 2
x
+ 2
y
= 2 is

( a ) 0 < x 1 ( b ) 0 x 1 ( c ) - < x 0 ( d ) - < x < 1 [ IIT 2000 ]


( 27 ) If the function f : [ 1, ) [ 1, ) is defined by f ( x ) = 2
x ( x - 1 )
, then f
- 1
( x ) is

( a )
) 1 x ( x

2
1

-
|
.
|

\
|
( b )
2
1
( 1 + x log 4 1
2
+ )
( c )
2
1
( 1 + x log 4 1
2
- ) ( d ) not defined [ IIT 1999 ]


( 28 ) In a college of 300 students, every student reads 5 newspapers and every newspaper is
read by 60 students. The number of newspapers is

( a ) at least 30 ( b ) at most 20 ( c ) exactly 25 ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1998 ]


( 29 ) If f ( x ) =
1 x
1 x
2
2
+
-
, for every real number x, then the minimum value of f

( a ) does not exist as f is unbounded ( b ) is equal to 1
( c ) is not attained even though f is bounded ( d ) is equal to - 1 [ IIT 1998 ]



01 - SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS Page 5
( Answers at the end of all questions )



( 30 ) If f ( x ) = 3x - 5, then f
- 1
( x )

( a ) is given by
5 x 3
1
-
( b ) is given by
3
5 x +

( c ) does not exist because f is not one-one
( d ) does not exist because f is not onto [ IIT 1998 ]



( 31 ) If g [ f ( x ) ] = l sin x l and f [ g ( x ) ] = ( sin x )
2
, then

( a ) f ( x ) = sin
2
x, g ( x ) = x ( b ) f ( x ) = sin x, g ( x ) = l x l
( c ) f ( x ) = x
2
, g ( x ) = sin x ( d ) f and g cannot be determined [ IIT 1998 ]



( 32 ) If f ( x ) = ( x + 1 )
2
- 1, ( x - 1 ), then the set S = { x : f ( x ) = f
1
( x ) } is

( a )

+

2
3 i 3
,
2
3 i 3
1, 0,
- - -
- ( b ) { 0, 1, - 1 }
( c ) { 0, - 1 } ( d ) empty [ IIT 1995 ]



( 33 ) The number log
2
7 is

( a ) an integer ( b ) a rational number
( c ) an irrational number ( d ) a prime number [ IIT 1990 ]



( 34 ) If S is the set of all real x such that
x 3x 2x
1 x 2
2 3
+ +
-
is positive, then S contains

( a ) |
.
|

\
|

2
3
, - - ( b ) |
.
|

\
|

4
1
,
2
3
- - ( c ) |
.
|

\
|

2
1
,
4
1
- -
( d ) |
.
|

\
|
3 ,
2
1
( e ) none of these [ IIT 1986 ]



( 35 ) If y = f ( x ) =
1 x
2 x
-
+
, then

( a ) x = f ( y ) ( b ) f ( 1 ) = 3 ( c ) y increases with x for x < 1
( d ) f is a rational function of x [ IIT 1984 ]





01 - SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS Page 6
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( 36 ) Let f ( x ) = l x - 1 l. Then

( a ) f ( x
2
) = [ f ( x ) ]
2
( b ) f ( x + y ) = f ( x ) + f ( y )
( c ) f ( l x l ) = l f ( x ) l ( d ) None of these [ IIT 1983 ]



( 37 ) The domain of definition of the function y = 2 x
) x 1 ( log
1
10
+ +
-
is

( a ) ( - 3, - 2 ) excluding - 2.5 ( b ) [ 0, 1 ] excluding 0.5
( c ) [ - 2, 1 ] excluding 0 ( d ) None of these [ IIT 1983 ]



( 38 ) Which of the following functions is periodic ?

( a ) f ( x ) = x - [ x ] where [ x ] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to the
real number x
( b ) f ( x ) = sin
x
1
for x 0, f ( 0 ) = 0
( c ) f ( x ) = x cos x ( d ) None of these [ IIT 1983 ]



( 39 ) If X and Y are two sets, then X ( X Y )
c
equals

( a ) X ( b ) Y ( c ) ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1979 ]



( 40 ) Let R be the set of real numbers. If f : R R is a function defined by f ( x ) = x
2
,
then f is

( a ) injective but not subjective ( b ) subjective but not injective
( c ) bijective ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1979 ]




Answers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
a d a c a d b b d b a d b a b c b d a b


21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
a d a d c d b c d b a c c a,d a,d d c a c d

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