NCERT Solutions for Class 11

Maths
Chapter 2 - Relation and Functions

Exercise 2.1

x 2  5 1
1. If  +1,y-  =  ,  , find the values of x and y .
3 3  3 3
Ans: We are provided with the fact that   1, y -    , 
x 2 5 1
3 3  3 3
These are ordered pairs which are equal with each other, then the corresponding
elements should also be equal to each other.
x 5
Thus, we will have, 1 
3 3
2 1
And also y  
3 3
Now, we will try to simplify the given equations and find our needed values.
x 5
1 
3 3
x 5
  1
3 3
Simplifying further,
x 53 2
  
3 3 3
x2
So, we have the value of x as 2 .
Again, for the second equation,
2 1
y 
3 3
2 1
y 
3 3
And, after more simplification,
1 2 3
y 
3 3
 y 1

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So, we have the value of x and y as 2 and 1 respectively.

2. If the set A has 3 elements and the set B={3,4,5} , then find the number of
elements in (A×B) ?
Ans: We are provided with the fact that the set A has 3 elements and the set B is
given as {3, 4,5} .
So, the number of elements in set B is 3 .
Thus, the number of elements in (A  B) will be,
= Number of elements in A Number of elements in B
 3 3  9
So, the number of elements in (A  B) is 9 .

3.If G={7,8} and H={5,4,2} , find G×H and H×G .

Ans: We have the sets G  {7,8} and H  {5, 4, 2} .
The Cartesian product of two non-empty sets A and B is defined as
A  B  {(a,b) : a  Aand b  B}
So, the value of G  H will be,
G  H  {(7,5),(7, 4),(7, 2),(8,5),(8, 4),(8, 2)}
And similarly the value of H  G will be,
H  G  {(5,7),(5,8),(4,7),(4,8),(2,7),(2,8)}

4. State whether each of the following statement are true of false. If the
statement is false, rewrite the given statement correctly.
(i) If P={m,n} and Q={n,m} , then P×Q={(m,n),(n,m)} .
Ans: The statement is False.
We have the value as, P  {m, n} and Q  {n, m} .
Thus, P  Q  {(m, m),(m, n),(n, m),(n, n)}
The statement is True.

(ii) If A and B are non-empty sets, then A×B is a non-empty set of

ordered pairs (x,y) such that x  A and y  B .
Ans: The statement is False.
We have the value as, P  {m, n} and Q  {n, m} .
Thus, P  Q  {(m, m),(m, n),(n, m),(n, n)}
The statement is True.

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(iii) If A={1,2},B={3,4} , then A×{B  }= .
Ans: The statement is True.
We know, B   
Thus, we have, A  {B  }  A     .

5. If A={-1,1} , find A×A×A .

Ans: For any non-empty set A , the set A  A  A is defined by,
A  A  A  {(p,q,r) : p,q,r  A}
Now, we are provided with the fact that, A  {1,1}
Thus,
A  A  A  (1, 1, 1),(1, 1,1),(1,1, 1),(1,,1,1),(1, 1, 1),(1, 1,1),(1,1, 1),(1,1,1)

6. If A×B={(a,x),(a,y),(b,x),(b,y)} . Find A and B .

Ans: We are provided with the fact that A  B  {(a, x),(a, y),(b, x),(b, y)}
On the other hand, the Cartesian product of two non-empty sets A and B is defined
as A  B  {(a,b) : a  Aand b  B}
As we can see, A is the set of all the first elements and B is the set of all the second
elements.
So, we will have, A  {a,b} and B  {x, y} .

7. Let A={1,2},B={1,2,3,4},C={5,6} and D={5,6,7,8} . Verify that

(i) A×(B  C)=(A×B)  (A×C)
Ans: We are provided with 3 sets and we have to prove
A  (B  C)  (A  B)  (A  C)
To start with, we will have, B  C   , as there are no elements in common
between these sets.
Thus, we have, A  (B  C)  A   
For the right hand side, we have,
A  B  {(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4),(2,1),(2,2),(2,3),(2,4)}
And similarly,
A  C  {(1,5),(1,6),(2,5),(2,6)}
Again, we can see there are no elements in common between these sets. So, we have,
(A  B)  (A  C)  
So, we get, L.H.S = R.H.S.

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(ii) A×C is a subset of B×D
Ans: Again, we are to verify, A  C is a subset of B  D
So, we have, A  C  {(1,5),(1,6),(2,5),(2,6)}
And similarly,
B  D  {(1,5),(1,6),(1,7),(1,8),(2,5),(2,6),(2,7),(2,8),(3,5),(3,6),(3,7),(3,8),(4,5),
(4,6),(4,7),(4,8)}
We can easily see, every element of A  C is an element of B  D . So, A  C is a
subset of B  D .

8. Let A={1,2} and B={3,4} . Write A×B . How many subsets will A×B have?
List them.
Ans: We are provided with the fact that A  {1,2} and B  {3,4}
Thus, we have, A  B  {(1,3),(1,4),(2,3),(2,4)}
So, the set A  B has 4 elements.
Now, this is also known to us that, if a set A has n elements, then the number of
subsets of A is 2n .
We can thus conclude that, A  B will have 24  16 subsets.
Now, noting down the subsets of A  B we get,
,{(1,3)},{(1,4)},{(2,3)},{(2,4)},{(1,3),(1,4)},
{(1,3),(2,3)},{(1,3),(2,4)},
{(1,4),(2,3)},{(1,4),(2,4)},{(2,3),(2,4)},
{(1,3),(1,4),(2,3)},{(1,3),(1,4),(2,4)},
{(1,3),(2,3),(2,4)},{(1,4),(2,3),(2,4)},
{(1,3),(1,4),(2,3),(2,4)}

9. Let A and B be two sets such that n(A)=3 and n(B)=2 . If (x,1),(y,2),(z,1)
are in A×B , find A and B , where x,y and z are distinct elements.
Ans: We are provided with the fact that n(A)  3 and n(B)  2 ; and
(x,1),(y,2),(z,1) are in A  B .
We also know that, A is the set of all the first elements and B is the set of all the
second elements.
So, we can conclude, A having elements x, y,z and B having elements 1,2 .
Thus, we get, n(A)  3,n(B)  2 .
So, A  {x, y,z},B  {1,2} .

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10. The Cartesian product A×A has 9 elements among which are found (-1,0)
and (0,1) . Find the set A and the remaining elements of A×A .
Ans: We are provided with, n(A  A)  9 .
We also know that, if n(A)  a,n(B)  b , then n(A  B)  ab
As it is given that, n(A  A)  9
It can be written as,
n(A)  n(A)  9
 n(A)  3
And it is also given that (1,0),(0,1) are the two elements of A  A .
Again, the fact is also known that, A  A  {(a,a) : a  A} . And also 1,0,1 are the
elements of A .
Also, n(A)  3 , implies A  {1,0,1} .
So, (1, 1),(1,1),(0, 1),(0,0),(1, 1),(1,0),(1,1) are the remaining elements of
A A .

Exercise 2.2

1. Let A={1,2,3,......,14} . Define a relation R from A to A by

R={(x,y):3x-y=0} , where x,y  A . Write down its domain, codomain and
range.
Ans: We are given with the relation R from A to A as, R  {(x, y) : 3x  y  0}
where x, y  A .
So, we can write R as, R  {(1,3),(2,6),(3,9),(4,12)} .
Thus, the domain of R is, {1,2,3,4} .
And similarly, the range of R is, {3,6,9,12} .
And also, the codomain of R is, A  {1,2,3,......,14} .

2. Define a relation R on the set N of natural numbers by R={(x,y):y=x+5,x is

a natural number less than 4;x,y  N} . Depict this relationship using roster
form. Write down the domain and the range.
Ans: We are given with the fact that,
R  {(x, y) : y  x  5, xisa naturalnumber less than 4;x, y  N} .
We have the value of x as 1,2,3 are it must be less than 4.
So, the relation R will look like, R  {(1,6),(2,7),(3,8)}

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The domain of R will be,  {1,2,3}
And similarly, the range of R will be,  {6,7,8} .

3. A={1,2,3,5} and B={4,6,9} . Define a relation R from A to B by R={(x,y):

the differenece between x and y is odd ;x  A,y  B} . Write R in roster form.
Ans: We are provided with the fact that A  {1,2,3,5} and B  {4,6,9} .
We are also given that,
R  {(x, y) : thedifferencebetween x and yisodd;x  A, y  B}
Simply, writing down according to the given condition,
R  {(1,4),(1,6),(2,9),(3,4),(3,6),(5,4),(5,6)}

4. The given figure shows a relationship between the sets P and Q .

Write this relation

(i) In set-builder form
Ans: From the given figure in the problem, we have, P  {5,6,7},Q  {3,4,5}
Now, writing the relation in the set-builder form,
(i)R  {(x, y) : y  x  2;x  P}
And in another form,
R  {(x, y) : y  x  2;x  5,6,7}

(ii) In roster form

What is its domain and range?
Ans: From the given figure in the problem, we have, . .
And again, in roster form,
(ii)R  {(5,3),(6,4),(7,5)}
Where the domain of R is{5,6,7} and range of R is{3,4,5} .

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5. Let A= 1,2,3,4,6 . Let R be the relation on A defined by {(a,b):a,b  A,b is
exactly divisible by a} .
(i) Write R in roster form.
Ans: We are provided with the fact that,
A  {1,2,3,4,6},R  {(a,b) : a,b  A,bisexactlydivisiblebya}
Using the conditions given in the problem, we get,
R  {(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4),(1,6),(2,2),
(2,4),(2,6),(3,3),(3,6),(4,4),(6,6)}
And this is the roster form of the relation.

(ii) Find the domain of R.

Ans: We are provided with the fact that,
A  {1,2,3,4,6},R  {(a,b) : a,b  A,bisexactlydivisiblebya}
We can clearly see, the domain of R is, {1,2,3,4,6}

(iii) Find the range of R.

Ans: We are provided with the fact that,
A  {1,2,3,4,6},R  {(a,b) : a,b  A,bisexactlydivisiblebya}
And similarly, the range of R is, {1,2,3,4,6}

6. Determine the domain and range of the relation R defined by

R={(x,x+5):x  {0,1,2,3,4,5}}
Ans: We are provided with the fact, R  {(x, x  5) : x {0,1,2,3,4,5}}
Using the condition given,
We can clearly write that, R  {(0,5),(1,6),(2,7),(3,8),(4,9),(5,10)}
And this is our needed relation.Now, it can be clearly observed, that the domain of
R is, {(x : x  (0,1, 2,3, 4,5)} . And similarly, the range of R is, {(y : y  (5, 6, 7,8,9,10)} .

7. Write the relation R={(x,x 3 ):xisaprimenumber less than10} in roster form.

Ans: We are provided with the fact that,
R  {(x, x 3 ) : x is a prime number less than10} .
We know, the prime numbers less than 10 are 2,3,5,7 .
Thus, the relation can be written as,
R  {(2,8),(3,27),(5,125),(7,343)}

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8. Let A={x,y,z} and B={1,2} . Find the number of relations from A to B .
Ans: The facts provided to us are, A  {x, y,z} and B  {1,2} .
Now, we will try to find out the Cartesian product of these to sets,
A  B  {(x,1),(x,2),(y,1),(y,2),(z,1),(z,2)}
Thus, we see, the number of elements in A  B is 6 .
So, the number of subsets, 2 6 .
Then, the number of relations from A to B is 2 6 .

9. Let R be the relation on Z defined by R={(a,b):a,b  Z,a-bisaninteger} .

Find the domain and range of R .
Ans: The relation is given as, R  {(a,b) : a,b  Z,a  bisaninteger} .
And, we know the fact that, the difference of two given integers in always an integer.
Thus, it can be concluded that, Domain of R is Z and similarly, the range of R is
also Z .

Exercise 2.3

1. Which of the following relations are functions? Give reasons. If it is a

function, determine its domain and range.
(i) {(2,1),(5,1),(8,1),(11,1),(14,1),(17,1)}
Ans: We have the given relation as, {(2,1),(5,1),(8,1),(11,1),(14,1),(17,1)} .
Thus, we can see, the domain of the relation consists of {2,5,8,11,14,17} and range
is {1} .
And we also have, every element of the domain is having their unique images, then
it is a function.

(ii) {(2,1),(4,2),(6,3),(8,4),(10,5),(12,6),(14,7)}
Ans: We have our given relation, {(2,1),(4,2),(6,3),(8,4),(10,5),(12,6),(14,7)} .
Thus, we have our domain as, {2,4,6,8,10,12,14} and range as, {1,2,3,4,5,6,7} .
Every element of the domain is having their unique images, so this is a function.

(iii) {(1,3),(1,5),(2,5)}
Ans: Our given relation is, {(1,3),(1,5),(2,5)} .
From the domain of the relation the element 1 is having two different images 3,5 .

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So,every element of the domain is not having their unique images. So, this is not a
function.

2. Find the domain and range of the following real function:

(i)f(x)=- x
Ans: We have the given function as, f (x)   x .
 x,if x  0
It is also know that, x  
 x,if x  0
 x,if x  0
Thus, f (x)   x  
 x,if x  0
As the function is a real function, the domain of the function is R .
And again, we can see that the function is giving values of all real numbers except
positive ones.
So, the range of the function is, (,0] .

(ii)f(x)= 9-x2
Ans: The function is given as,
f (x)  9  x 2
We can clearly see that the function is well defined for all the real numbers which
are greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 3 , thus, the domain of the
function is, {x : 3  x  3} or [3,3] .
And for such value of x , the value of the function will always be between 0 and 3
.
Thus, the range is, {x : 0  x  3} or [0,3] .

3. A function is defined by f(x)=2x-5

(i) f(0)
Ans: We have the given function as, f (x)  2x  5
So, the value of,
f (0)  2  0  5  5

(ii) f(7)
Ans:We have the given function as, f (x)  2x  5
So, the value of,

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f (7)  2  7  5  14  5  9

(iii) f(-3)
Ans: We have the given function as, f (x)  2x  5
So, the value of,
f (3)  2  (3)  5  6  5  11

4. The function 't' which maps temperature in degree Celsius into temperature
9C
in degree Fahrenheit is defined by t(C)= +32 . Find
5
(i) t(0)
9C
Ans: We have our given function as, t(C)   32 .
5
Thus, to find the values of the function we just have to put the values in the given
function and simplify it.
So, we get now,
9 0
t(0)   32  32
5

(ii) t(28)
9C
Ans: We have our given function as, t(C)   32 .
5
Thus, to find the values of the function we just have to put the values in the given
function and simplify it.
So, we get now,
9  28
t(28)   32
5
252  160

5
412

5
 82.4

(iii) t(-10)
9C
Ans: We have our given function as, t(C)   32 .
5
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Thus, to find the values of the function we just have to put the values in the given
function and simplify it.
We are now getting,
9  (10)
t(10)   32
5
 18  32
 14

(iv) The value of C , when t(C)=212 .

9C
Ans: We have our given function as, t(C)   32 .
5
For this problem, we are given that, t(C)  212 .
9C
So, it can be written as,  32  212
5
Simplifying further,
9C
 212  32
5
9C
  180
5
900
C  100
9
Thus, it can be said that, for t(C)  212 , the value of t is 100 .

5: Find the range of each of the following functions:

(i) f(x)=2-3x,x  R,x>0 .
Ans: We have the given function as, f (x)  2  3x, x  R, x  0
Let us try to write the value of the given function in a tabular form as,
x 0.01 0.1 0.9 1 2 2.5 4 5 …
f (x) 1.97 1.7 0.7 1 4 5.5 10 13 …

We can now see, it can be seen that the elements of the range is less than 2.
So, the range will be, f  (,2)
Alternative solution:
Let us take, x  0
We can again go forward by writing,

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3x  0
 2  3x  2
 f (x)  2
So, the range of f is (,2)

(ii) f(x)=x2 +2,xisarealnumber.

Ans: We have our given function that, f (x)  x 2  2
Let us try to write the value of the given function in a tabular form as,
x 0 0.3 0.8 1 2 3 …
f (x) . . 2.09 2.64 3 6 11 …
So, we see that the range of the function f is the set of all numbers which are greater
than or equal to 2.
Thus, we can conclude that the range of the function is, [2, ) .
Alternative Method:
Let x be any real number. So,
x2  0
After further simplification,
x2  2  2
 f (x)  2
Thus, the range of the function is  [2, )

(iii) f(x)=x,xisarealnumber .
Ans: We have our given function as, f (x)  x, xisa real number .
Now, we can clearly have, that the range of the function is the set of all the numbers.
So, the range of the function will be, R .

Miscellaneous Exercise


 x ,0  x  3
2
1. The relation f is defined by f(x)= 
 3x,3  x  10

 x 2 ,0  x  2
And the relation g is defined by g(x)= 
 3x,2  x  10
Show that f is a function and g is not a function.

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Ans: According to the problem, we have the function f as,
 x 2 ,0  x  3
f (x)  
3x,3  x  10
We can see that, for x  3 ,
f (x)  32  9 from the first given condition.
And again, f (x)  3  3  9 from the second condition.
But now,
 x 2 ,0  x  2
g(x)  
3x,2  x  10
We can see that, for x  2 ,
f (x)  22  4 from the first given condition.
And again, f (x)  3  2  6 from the second condition.
Thus, the domain of the relation g is having two different images from a single
element.
So, it can be concluded that the relation is not a function.

f(1.1)-f(1)
2. If f(x)=x 2 , find .
(1.1-1)
Ans: We have the function, f (x)  x 2 .
So, we will have,
f (1.1)  f (1)
equaling to,
(1.1  1)
(1.1)2  12
, putting the values.
1.1  1
After further simplification,
1.21  1
0.1
0.21

0.1
 2.1

x2 +2x+1
3. Find the domain of the function f(x)= 2
x -8x+12

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 x 2  2x  1
Ans: According to the problem, we have the given function as f (x)  .
x 2  8x  12
Let us try to simplify the given function and bring it to a form where we can analyze
the problem.
The denominator can be factorized as,
x 2  8x  12
 x 2  6x  2x  12
 x(x  6)  2(x  6)
 (x  2)(x  6)
So, we see that the function is defined for every real numbers except 6,2 .
Thus, the domain of the function will be, R  {2,6}

4. Find the domain and the range of the real function f defined by f(x)= (x-1)
Ans: We have the given function as, f (x)  (x  1) .
Clearly, the term inside the root sign must be non-negative.
So, the function is valid for all values of x  1 .
Thus, the domain of the function will be, [1, ) .
Now, again, for x  1, the value of the function will always be greater than or equal
to zero.
So, the range of the function is, [0, ) .

5. Find the domain and the range of the real function f defined by f(x)= x-1 .
Ans: The function which is given is, f (x)  x  1 .
We can clearly see that, the function is well defined for all the real numbers.
Thus, it can be concluded that, the domain of the function is R .
And for every x  R , the function gives all non-negative real numbers.
So, the range of the function is the set of all non-negative real numbers. i.e, [0, ) .

 x2  
6: Let f=  x, 2 
:x  R  be a function from R to R . Determine the range of
 1+x  
f.
 x2  
Ans: We have our given function as, f   x, 
2
: x  R .
 1  x  

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Expressing it by term to term, we are getting,
  1  1  9 4   9   16  
f   0,0  ,  0.5,  ,  1,  ,  1.5,  ,  2,  ,  3,  ,  4,  ,....
  5  2  13   5   10   17  
And we also know, the range of f is the set of all the second elements. We can also
see that the terms are greater than or equal to 0 but less than 1 .
So, the range of the function is, [0,1) .

7. Let f,g:R  R be defined, respectively by f(x)=x+1,g(x)=2x-3 . Find f+g,f-g

f
and .
g
Ans: We have the functions defined as, f ,g : R  R is defined as,
f (x)  x  1,g(x)  2x  3 .
Thus, the function
(f  g)(x)  f (x)  g(x)
 (x  1)  (2x  3)
 3x  2
So, the function (f  g)(x)  3x  2 .
Again, the function,
(f  g)(x)  f (x)  g(x)
 (x  1)  (2x  3)
 x  4
So, the function (f  g)(x)  x  4 .
Similarly,
f  f (x)
  (x)  where g  x   0 and also x  R .
g
  g(x)
Now, putting the values,
f  x 1
  (x) 
g 2x  3
where,
2x  3  0
3
x
2

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8. Let f= 1,1 ,  2,3  ,  0,-1 ,  -1,-3  be a function from Z to Z defined by
f(x)=ax+b , for some integers a,b . Determine a,b
Ans: We have the given function as, f  1,1 ,  2,3 ,  0, 1 ,  1, 3 and also
f (x)  ax  b .
As, (1,1)  f , we get,
a 1  b  1
 a  b 1
And again, (0, 1)  f , from this we can get,
a  0  b  1
 b  1
Putting this value in the first equation, we have,
a 1  1
a 2
So, the value of a and b are respectively, 2, 1 .


9. Let R be a relation from N to N defined by R= (a,b):a,b  Nanda=b2 . 
Are the following true? Justify your answer in each case.
(i)  a,a   R , for all a  N .

Ans: We are given our relation as, R  (a,b) : a,b  Nanda  b2 
Let us take, 2  N .
But we have, 2  22  4
So, the statement that  a,a   R , for all a  N is not true.

(ii)  a,b   R , implies  b,a   R


Ans: We are given our relation as, R  (a,b) : a,b  Nanda  b2 
Let us take, (9,3)  N .
We have to check if,  3,9  N or not.

But, the condition of the relation says, R  (a,b) : a,b  Nanda  b2 and 92  3 . 
(iii)  a,b   R,  b,c   R implies  a,c   R .

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 
Ans: We are given our relation as, R  (a,b) : a,b  Nanda  b2 
So, the statement  a,b   R , implies  b,a   R is not true.
Now, let us take,  9,3  R, 16,4   R .
We have to check if,  9,4   N or not.
Thus can also easily see, 9  42  16 .
So, the given statement  a,b   R,  b,c   R implies  a,c   R .

10. Let A={1,2,3,4},B={1,5,9,11,15,16} and f= 1,5  ,  2,9  ,  3,1 ,  4,5  ,(2,11) .

Are the following true? Justify your answer in each case.
(i) f is a relation from A to B .
Ans: We are provided with two sets, A  {1,2,3,4},B  {1,5,9,11,15,16}
Thus, the Cartesian product of these two sets will be,
1,1 , 1,5  , 1,9  , 1,11 , 1,15  , 1,16  , 
 
 2,1 ,  2,5  ,  2,9  ,  2,11 ,  2,15  ,  2,16  , 
AB   
 3,1 ,  3,5 ,  3,9  ,  3,11 ,  3,15  ,  3,16  , 
 
 4,1 ,  4,5  ,  4,9  ,  4,11 ,  4,15  ,  4,16  
And it is also given that,
f  1,5 ,  2,9  ,  3,1 ,  4,5  ,(2,11)
A relation from a non-empty set A to a non-empty set B is a subset of the Cartesian
product A  B .
Thus, it can be easily checked that f is a relation from A to B.

(ii) f is a function from A to B .

Ans: We are provided with two sets, A  {1,2,3,4},B  {1,5,9,11,15,16}
Thus, the Cartesian product of these two sets will be,
1,1 , 1,5  , 1,9  , 1,11 , 1,15  , 1,16  , 
 
 2,1 ,  2,5  ,  2,9  ,  2,11 ,  2,15  ,  2,16  , 
AB   
  3,1 ,  3,5  ,  3,9  ,  3,11 ,  3,15  ,  3,16  , 
 
 4,1 ,  4,5  ,  4,9  ,  4,11 ,  4,15  ,  4,16  
And it is also given that,

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f  1,5 ,  2,9  ,  3,1 ,  4,5  ,(2,11)
If we check carefully, we see that the first element 2 is providing us two different
value of the image 9,11 .
So, it can be concluded that f is not a function from A to B.

11. Let f be the subset of Z×Z defined by f=  ab,a+b  :a,b  Z . If f a function

from Z to Z . Justify your answer.
Ans: Our given relation f is defined as f   ab,a  b  : a,b  Z .
We also know that a relation will be called a function from A to B if every element
of the set A has unique images in set B .
Let us take 4 elements, 2,6, 2, 6  Z .
So, for the first two elements,
 2  6,2  6   f
 12,8  f
And for the last two elements,
 2  6, 2  6   f
 12, 8  f
So, it is clearly visible that one single element 12 having two different images 8, 8
. Thus, the relation is not a function.

12. Let A= 9,10,11,12,13 and let f:A  N be defined by f(n)= the highest
prime factor of n . Find the range of f .
Ans: We have our given set as, A  9,10,11,12,13 and the relation is given as
f (n)  the highest prime factor of n .
The prime factor of 9 is 3 .
The prime factors of 10 is 2,5 .
The prime factor of 11 is 11 .
The prime factor of 12 is 2,3 .
The prime factor of 13 is 13 .
Thus, it can be said,
f (9)  the highest prime factor of 9  3 .
f (10)  the highest prime factor of 10  5 .
f (11)  the highest prime factor of 11  11 .

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f (12)  the highest prime factor of 12  3 .
f (13)  the highest prime factor of 13  13 .
Now, the range of the function will be, 3,5,11,13 .

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