Algebra Tutorial Series 2
Algebra Tutorial Series 2
Exercise 3 Determine the sets A and B that simultaneously satisfy the following conditions :
1. A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
2. A ∩ B = {3, 4, 5},
3. 1 ∈
/ A \ B,
4. 2 ∈
/ B \ A.
Exercise 6
A. Let f : R → R defined by :
1, x<0
f (x) =
1 + x, x ≥ 0
1. Determine the following sets : f (R), f −1 ({0}) , f −1 ({1}) , f −1 ({−1}) , f −1 ([1, 2]) .
2. Is f injective ? is f surjective ?
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B. Let the map g : R \ 2
→ R? such that : g(x) = .
2x − 1
1. Show that g is a bijection. Determine its inverse function g −1 .
2. Determine g −1 ([−5, 2]).
∀x ∈ R, xRy ⇔ x2 − y 2 = x − y.
Additional exercises
Exercise 2 What is the image of the sets : R, [0, 2π], [0, π/2], and the inverse image of the sets :
[0, 1], [3, 4], [1, 2] by the application x 7→ sin x.