Advanced Mathematics (YMT2002) Dr.

Saikat Kanjilal
Bachelor of Computer Application (Semester - II) # [email protected]
Academic Session: 2023 - 2024 « 8585935478

PROBLEM SHEET - 1
1. If A = {x : x2 − 5x + 6 = 0}, B = {2, 4}, C = {4, 5} then find A × (B ∩ C).

2. Let Y = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, A = {1, 2} and B = {3, 4, 5}. Then find (Y × A) ∩ (Y × B).

3. If A = {x : 6x2 + x − 15 = 0}, B = {x : 2x2 − 5x + 3 = 0} and C = {x : 2x2 − x − 3 = 0}. Find A ∩ B ∩ C.

4. Let A = {(x, y) : y = ex and x ∈ R}, B = {(x, y) : y = e−x and x ∈ R}. Find A ∩ B.

5. If B is the set whose elements are obtained by adding 1 to each of the even numbers, then write down the set builder
notation of B.

6. If A and B are disjoint, then what would be n(A ∪ B) ?

7. Out of 20 members in a family, 11 like to take tea and 14 like coffee. Assume that each one likes at least one of the
two drinks. How many like only tea and not coffee?

8. If f (x) = 3x − 1, g(x) = x2 + 1, what is f (g(x)) ?

x−1 1
9. If f (x) = x+1 , then find f ( f (x) ).

10. In the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, a relation R is defined by R = {(x, y) : x, y ∈ A & x < y}. Examine the relation R.

11. Let R = {(x, y) : x2 + y 2 = 1 and x, y ∈ R}. Examine the relation R.

12. If R = {(x, y) : x2 + y 2 ≤ 4 and x, y ∈ Z} is a relation in Z, find the domain of R.

13. Let A = {a, b, c}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Consider the relation f = {(a, 3), (c, 1)}. Check whether f is a bijection or not.

14. Verify the one-one & onto property of the following function:
x
(a) f : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) be a function such that f (x) = 1+x

(b) f : R → R be a function such that f (x) = cos(x)

(c) f : R → R be a function such that f (x) = |x|

x−2
(d) f : R\{3} → R\{1} be a function such that (x) = x−3

(e) f : R → R be a function such that f (x) = [x]

(f) f : R → R be a function such that f (x) = (x − 1)(x − 2)(x − 3)

1
15. Find the domain of definition of the following function:
3
(a) 4−x2 + log10 (x3 − x)
q
(5x−x2 )
(b) loge 6

1
(c) √
x+|x|
1
(d) √
x−|x|

(e) √ 1
|x|−x
√
(f) 4 − x2 + √ 1
x2 −1

(g) √ 1
5x−7
x2 −3x+2
(h) x2 +x−6
q
x
(i) 1+x
|x−3|
(j) x−3

(k) x2 − 6x + 1
√ √
1+x − 1−x
(l) x

16. Examine the following set is empty or not:

(a) {x : x ∈ R and x2 − 1 = 0}

(b) {x : x ∈ R and x2 + 1 = 0}

(c) {x : x ∈ R and x2 − 9 = 0}

(d) {x : x ∈ R and x2 = x + 2}

(e) The set of prime numbers which are even

(f) The solution set of the equation [ 2(2x+3) 2

x+1 ] − ( x−1 ) + 3 = 0 for all x ∈ R

(g) (A × B) ∩ (B × A) where A, B are disjoint

(h) {x : x ∈ N and 2x + 1 is even}

(i) {x : x ∈ Z and x2 is not positive}

(j) {x : x ∈ Z and x is odd but x2 is even}

17. Find the range of the following function:

x2 −3x+2
(a) x2 +x−6

1
(b) 3x+2

1
(c) 4−x2

(d) x2 + 2
x
(e) x2 +1

1+x2
(f) x2
√ √
(g) x2 − 5x + 6 + 2x + 8 − x2

2
 √
(h) x2 + x + 1
|x−3|
(i) x−3

(j) x2 − 6x + 1

18. Examine the following function is even or odd function:

√ √
(a) 1 + x + x2 − 1 − x + x2
x
(b) x( aax −1
+1
)
2
(c) log10 ( 1−x
1+x2 )

(d) k (constant)
√
(e) x

(f) x2 + sin2 (x)

(g) sin3 (x)

19. If f (x) = x − x1 , show that {f (x)}3 = f (x3 ) + 3f ( x1 ).

20. If (G, ·) is a group such that (a · b)−1 = a−1 · b−1 , ∀ a, b ∈ G, show that G is an abelian group.

21. The set of integers Z with the binary operation ∗ defined as a ∗ b = a + b + 1 for all a, b ∈ Z, is a group. Find the
identity element of this group.

22. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 4, 9, 16, 25} and R be a relation defined from A to B as, R = {(x, y) : x ∈ A, y ∈
B & y = x2 .

(a) Depict this relation using arrow diagram.

(b) Find the domain of R.

(c) Find the range of R.

(d) Write the co-domain of R.

( (
x2 when 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 x2 when 0 ≤ x ≤ 3
23. Let f (x) = and g(x) = . Show that f is a function while g is not a
2x when 2 ≤ x ≤ 5 2x when 3 ≤ x ≤ 5
function.

24. If f (x) = x + x1 , such that [f (x)]3 = f (x3 ) + λf ( x1 ), then what would be the value of λ ?

αx
25. If f (x) = x+1 ; x ̸= −1, then for which value of α is f (f (x)) = x ?

26. If the binary operation ∗ is defined on a set of ordered pairs of real numbers as (a, b) ∗ (c, d) = (ad + bc, bd) and is
associative. Then find (1, 2) ∗ (3, 5) ∗ (3, 4).

27. Determine a quadratic function f , defined by f (x) = ax2 + bx + c and f (0) = 6, f (2) = 11, f (−3) = 6.

28. Prove that if (G, ·) is an abelian group, then for all a, b ∈ G, (a · b)3 = a3 · b3 .

29. If (G, ·) is a group such that (a · b)2 = a2 · b2 for all a, b ∈ G, show that (G, ·) must be abelain.

30. Show that if every element of of the group (G, ∗) is its own inverse, (G, ∗) is abelian.

31. Let a, b be elements of a group (G, ∗). Assume that a has order 5 and a3 ∗ b = b ∗ a3 . Prove that a ∗ b = b ∗ a.