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The document is a tutorial sheet for M1001, covering various mathematical concepts including binary operations, properties of functions, relations, and function analysis. It includes exercises on determining binary operations, commutativity, associativity, identity elements, and various types of functions and relations. Additionally, it addresses the domain and range of functions, inverse functions, and characteristics such as one-to-one, even, and odd functions.

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Tutorial Sheet 2 Jan 2025 - 120547

The document is a tutorial sheet for M1001, covering various mathematical concepts including binary operations, properties of functions, relations, and function analysis. It includes exercises on determining binary operations, commutativity, associativity, identity elements, and various types of functions and relations. Additionally, it addresses the domain and range of functions, inverse functions, and characteristics such as one-to-one, even, and odd functions.

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M1001 TUTORIAL SHEET TWO SEMESTER ONE JANUARY INTAKE 2025

1. Determine whether the following are binary or not. Give reason why the operation is
binary or not.
a. 𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 ∗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑍, 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑏 − 4𝑎𝑏 2
|𝑎+𝑏|
b. 𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 ∗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑅, 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = |𝑎𝑏|
+
c. 𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 ∗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑍 , 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏
d. 𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 ∗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑍 + , 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = |𝑎𝑏 − 3𝑎𝑏 2 |
e. 𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 ∗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑊, 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 5𝑎𝑏 + 6𝑏 − 10𝑎, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎 ≤ 𝑏
f. 𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 ∗ 𝑜𝑛 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐸, 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 3𝑎𝑏 −
𝑏 𝑎 . 𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜
2. For each of the following binary operations,
a. Determine if it is commutative and/or associative or neither.
i. On R, define * by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏
ii. On Z, define * by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = |𝑎𝑏 − 3|
iii. Define * on natural numbers as
a. 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝐿. 𝐶. 𝑀 (𝑎, 𝑏) + 𝐻. 𝐶. 𝐹(𝑎, 𝑏)
b. 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = (𝑎𝑏)2 + 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
b. Find the value of 3*5. (use the operations in (a) above)
3. Let ° be an operation that is binary on real numbers. For each of the following, find an
identity element, and then find the value of (3 ° 2)° (2 ° 3)
a. 𝑎 ° 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑏 − 𝑎2
b. 𝑎 ° 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑏
c. 𝑎 ° 𝑏 = 3𝑎 + 5𝑏 − 6𝑎𝑏
4. Define the following as used in mathematics
a. Injective function, surjective function and bijective function.
b. Identity relation, symmetric relation, transitive relation, reflexive relation and
equivalent relation

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5. For the following relations, write the relation in roster form, find the domain, codomain
and range of R. write these relations using arrow diagrams.
a. Let 𝐴 = {1, 2, 3, 4, … , 14}. Define a relation 𝑅 𝑎𝑠 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦); 3𝑥 − 𝑦 =
0, 𝑥, 𝑦 𝜖𝐴}.
b. Define R as 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑥 3 ), 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 20}
c. Define a relation as 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦), 𝑥 ≤ 𝑦, 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁, 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 6}
d. Let 𝐴 = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑅 𝑎𝑠 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦); 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑦, 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝐴}
6. Determine whether the following relations are functions or not. Justify your answer
mathematically.
a. 𝑅 = {(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4)}
b. 𝑅 = {(𝑎. 𝑏), (𝑏, 𝑐), (𝑐, 𝑑), (𝑑, 𝑒), (𝑒, 𝑎)}
c. 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦), 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 10, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁}
d. 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦), 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑦, 𝑦 ≤ 8, 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁}
e. 𝑅 = {(1,2), (2,1), (2,3), (3,2), (3,4), (4, 3)}
7. Determine whether the following relations are reflexive, symmetrical, transitive and
identity.
a. 𝑅 = {(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4)}
b. 𝑅 = {(𝑎. 𝑏), (𝑏, 𝑐), (𝑐, 𝑑), (𝑑, 𝑒), (𝑒, 𝑎)}
c. 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦), 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 10, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁}
d. 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦), 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑦, 𝑦 ≤ 8, 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁}
e. 𝑅 = {(1,2), (2,1), (2,3), (3,2), (3,4), (4, 3)}
8. Determine the domain and range of the following functions. Hence sketch each one of
them showing all necessary points, asymptotes and intercepts.
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 2
3𝑥−8
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥−7
𝑥+1
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−9
d. 𝑓(𝑥) = √2𝑥 − 8
e. 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 + √𝑥 + 11
f. 𝑓(𝑥) = −2 − √2𝑥 + 9
𝑥 − 2, 𝑥 ≤ −2
2
g. 𝑓(𝑥) = {2𝑥 − 5, −2 < 𝑥 < 2
2𝑥 + 3, 𝑥 ≥ 2
4𝑥 − 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 < −3,
2
h. 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑥 + 1 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 3 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
√𝑥 − 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≥ 2
3𝑥−2
9. Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥+9 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ(𝑥) = √2𝑥 − 7. Find
a. The inverse of each function above
b. 𝑓 𝑜 𝑔(𝑥)
c. 𝑔𝑓 −1 (𝑥)
d. ℎ−1 𝑜 𝑔(𝑥)
e. 𝑓 −1 (5), 𝑔 𝑜 ℎ (8), 𝑔𝑓(0)

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10. Show whether the following functions are one to one or not
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 2
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2
𝑥−1
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥−3
d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥
𝑥2
e. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+2
11. Determine whether the following functions are even, odd or neither.
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = |2𝑥| + 8
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 2 + 4
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = √3𝑥 2 − 8
3𝑥 3 +𝑥
d. 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 5 −2𝑥 3 +5𝑥
e. 𝑓(𝑥) = |3𝑥 − 2|
f. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 6

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