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Sets and Relations

Question paper, Set 4

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  • 20 questions
  • 50 marks
  • 1 hour 30 minutes

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  1. Let A={10,12}A = \{10, 12\} and B={3}B = \{3\}. Write A×BA \times B.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    A×B={(a,b):a∈A,b∈B}A \times B = \{(a, b) : a \in A, b \in B\}

    Pair each element of AA with every element of BB.

    ∴A×B={(10,3),(12,3)}\therefore A \times B = \{(10, 3), (12, 3)\}

    Answer: A×B={(10,3),(12,3)}A \times B = \{(10, 3), (12, 3)\}

  2. If A={8,10}A = \{8, 10\} and B={3,7,12}B = \{3, 7, 12\}, find A×BA \times B.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    A×B={(a,b):a∈A,b∈B}A \times B = \{(a, b) : a \in A, b \in B\}

    Pair each element of AA with every element of BB.

    ∴A×B={(8,3),(8,7),(8,12),(10,3),(10,7),(10,12)}\therefore A \times B = \{(8, 3), (8, 7), (8, 12), (10, 3), (10, 7), (10, 12)\}

    Answer: A×B={(8,3),(8,7),(8,12),(10,3),(10,7),(10,12)}A \times B = \{(8, 3), (8, 7), (8, 12), (10, 3), (10, 7), (10, 12)\}

  3. If A={4,6,10}A = \{4, 6, 10\} and B={9,10}B = \{9, 10\}, find A×BA \times B and A×AA \times A.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    A×B={(a,b):a∈A,b∈B}A \times B = \{(a, b) : a \in A, b \in B\}

    Pair each element of AA with every element of BB.

    ∴A×B={(4,9),(4,10),(6,9),(6,10),(10,9),(10,10)}\therefore A \times B = \{(4, 9), (4, 10), (6, 9), (6, 10), (10, 9), (10, 10)\}

    A×A={(x,y):x∈A,y∈A}A \times A = \{(x, y) : x \in A, y \in A\}

    Pair each element of AA with every element of AA.

    ∴A×A={(4,4),(4,6),(4,10),(6,4),(6,6),(6,10),(10,4),(10,6),(10,10)}\therefore A \times A = \{(4, 4), (4, 6), (4, 10), (6, 4), (6, 6), (6, 10), (10, 4), (10, 6), (10, 10)\}

    Answer: A×B={(4,9),(4,10),(6,9),(6,10),(10,9),(10,10)}A \times B = \{(4, 9), (4, 10), (6, 9), (6, 10), (10, 9), (10, 10)\}; A×A={(4,4),(4,6),(4,10),(6,4),(6,6),(6,10),(10,4),(10,6),(10,10)}A \times A = \{(4, 4), (4, 6), (4, 10), (6, 4), (6, 6), (6, 10), (10, 4), (10, 6), (10, 10)\}

  4. A set AA has 11 elements and a set BB has 12 elements. Find n(A×B)n(A \times B).
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    n(A×B)=n(A)×n(B)=mnn(A \times B) = n(A) \times n(B) = mn

    =11×12=132= 11 \times 12 = 132

    Answer: n(A×B)=132n(A \times B) = 132

  5. If n(A)=12n(A) = 12 and n(B)=2n(B) = 2, find n(A×B)n(A \times B) and n(B×A)n(B \times A).
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    n(A×B)=n(A)×n(B)=12×2=24n(A \times B) = n(A) \times n(B) = 12 \times 2 = 24

    n(B×A)=n(B)×n(A)=2×12=24n(B \times A) = n(B) \times n(A) = 2 \times 12 = 24

    Answer: n(A×B)=24n(A \times B) = 24, n(B×A)=24n(B \times A) = 24

  6. When is a set RR called a relation from AA to BB?
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    A×B={(a,b):a∈A,b∈B}A \times B = \{(a, b) : a \in A, b \in B\}

    Any subset RR of A×BA \times B (R⊆A×BR \subseteq A \times B) is called a relation from AA to BB.

    Answer: If AA, BB are two nonempty sets, every subset of A×BA \times B is a relation from AA to BB.

  7. If A={a,c}A = \{a, c\} and B={2,6}B = \{2, 6\}, find A×BA \times B and write any two relations from AA to BB.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    A×B={(a,b):a∈A,b∈B}A \times B = \{(a, b) : a \in A, b \in B\}

    Pair each element of AA with every element of BB.

    ∴A×B={(a,2),(a,6),(c,2),(c,6)}\therefore A \times B = \{(a, 2), (a, 6), (c, 2), (c, 6)\}

    A relation from AA to BB is a subset of A×BA \times B.

    For example, R1={(a,2),(c,6)}R_1 = \{(a, 2), (c, 6)\} and R2={(a,6)}R_2 = \{(a, 6)\} are subsets of A×BA \times B.

    Answer: A×B={(a,2),(a,6),(c,2),(c,6)}A \times B = \{(a, 2), (a, 6), (c, 2), (c, 6)\}; for example R1={(a,2),(c,6)}R_1 = \{(a, 2), (c, 6)\}, R2={(a,6)}R_2 = \{(a, 6)\}

  8. Let A={b,p,t}A = \{b, p, t\} and B={6,10}B = \{6, 10\}. For each of R1={(6,p),(10,t)}R_1 = \{(6, p), (10, t)\} and R2={(b,10),(p,6),(t,6)}R_2 = \{(b, 10), (p, 6), (t, 6)\}, say whether it is a relation from AA to BB or from BB to AA.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    A relation from AA to BB is a subset of A×BA \times B.

    A relation from BB to AA is a subset of B×AB \times A.

    First elements of R1R_1 are in BB, second elements in AA: R1⊆B×AR_1 \subseteq B \times A.

    First elements of R2R_2 are in AA, second elements in BB: R2⊆A×BR_2 \subseteq A \times B.

    Answer: R1R_1 is a relation from BB to AA; R2R_2 is a relation from AA to BB

  9. If A×BA \times B has 9 elements, how many relations are there from AA to BB?
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    Relations from AA to BB are the subsets of A×BA \times B.

    Number=29=512\text{Number} = 2^{9} = 512

    Answer: 29=5122^{9} = 512

  10. If A={5,6,10}A = \{5, 6, 10\} and B={q}B = \{q\}, find A×BA \times B and the number of relations from AA to BB. Write all the relations from AA to BB.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    ∴A×B={(5,q),(6,q),(10,q)}\therefore A \times B = \{(5, q), (6, q), (10, q)\}

    n(A×B)=3×1=3n(A \times B) = 3 \times 1 = 3

    Number of relations from AA to BB == number of subsets of A×BA \times B =2mn= 2^{mn}.

    =23=8= 2^{3} = 8

    The relations are the subsets of A×BA \times B:

    ϕ\phi, {(5,q)}\{(5, q)\}, {(6,q)}\{(6, q)\}, {(10,q)}\{(10, q)\}, {(5,q),(6,q)}\{(5, q), (6, q)\}, {(5,q),(10,q)}\{(5, q), (10, q)\}, {(6,q),(10,q)}\{(6, q), (10, q)\}, {(5,q),(6,q),(10,q)}\{(5, q), (6, q), (10, q)\}

    Answer: A×B={(5,q),(6,q),(10,q)}A \times B = \{(5, q), (6, q), (10, q)\}; 8 relations: ϕ\phi, {(5,q)}\{(5, q)\}, {(6,q)}\{(6, q)\}, {(10,q)}\{(10, q)\}, {(5,q),(6,q)}\{(5, q), (6, q)\}, {(5,q),(10,q)}\{(5, q), (10, q)\}, {(6,q),(10,q)}\{(6, q), (10, q)\}, {(5,q),(6,q),(10,q)}\{(5, q), (6, q), (10, q)\}

  11. If R={(4,a),(5,p),(12,p)}R = \{(4, a), (5, p), (12, p)\}, is 12Ra12Ra true? Give reason.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    12Ra12Ra means (12,a)∈R(12, a) \in R.

    No, since (12,a)∉R(12, a) \notin R.

    Answer: No, since (12,a)∉R(12, a) \notin R.

  12. A relation RR from A={c,x}A = \{c, x\} to B={2,5}B = \{2, 5\} has only cR5cR5, xR2xR2 and xR5xR5. Write RR in roster form.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    aRbaRb means (a,b)∈R(a, b) \in R.

    cR5⇒(c,5)∈RcR5 \Rightarrow (c, 5) \in R

    xR2⇒(x,2)∈RxR2 \Rightarrow (x, 2) \in R

    xR5⇒(x,5)∈RxR5 \Rightarrow (x, 5) \in R

    ∴R={(c,5),(x,2),(x,5)}\therefore R = \{(c, 5), (x, 2), (x, 5)\}

    Answer: R={(c,5),(x,2),(x,5)}R = \{(c, 5), (x, 2), (x, 5)\}

  13. If A={p,q}A = \{p, q\} and B={9,10,12}B = \{9, 10, 12\}, write the universal relation from AA to BB.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    A×B⊆A×BA \times B \subseteq A \times B, so A×BA \times B is a relation from AA to BB: the universal relation.

    Pair each element of AA with every element of BB.

    ∴A×B={(p,9),(p,10),(p,12),(q,9),(q,10),(q,12)}\therefore A \times B = \{(p, 9), (p, 10), (p, 12), (q, 9), (q, 10), (q, 12)\}

    Answer: {(p,9),(p,10),(p,12),(q,9),(q,10),(q,12)}\{(p, 9), (p, 10), (p, 12), (q, 9), (q, 10), (q, 12)\}

  14. If A={a,x}A = \{a, x\} and B={a,x,z}B = \{a, x, z\}, which of R1={(a,x),(x,a),(x,x),(x,z)}R_1 = \{(a, x), (x, a), (x, x), (x, z)\}, R2=ϕR_2 = \phi, R3={(a,a),(a,x),(x,x),(x,z),(x,a),(a,z)}R_3 = \{(a, a), (a, x), (x, x), (x, z), (x, a), (a, z)\} is the universal relation and which is the null relation from AA to BB?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    A×B={(a,a),(a,x),(a,z),(x,a),(x,x),(x,z)}A \times B = \{(a, a), (a, x), (a, z), (x, a), (x, x), (x, z)\}

    A×B⊆A×BA \times B \subseteq A \times B, so A×BA \times B is a relation from AA to BB: the universal relation.

    R3R_3 has all pairs of A×BA \times B, so R3R_3 is universal.

    R2=ϕR_2 = \phi is the null relation.

    R1R_1 is a relation from AA to BB, but neither null nor universal.

    Answer: R3R_3 is universal, R2R_2 is null

  15. Find the range of the relation R={(b,4),(c,7),(z,4)}R = \{(b, 4), (c, 7), (z, 4)\}.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    Range of RR == set of second elements of the pairs in RR.

    Range of R={4,7}\text{Range of } R = \{4, 7\}

    Answer: {4,7}\{4, 7\}

  16. R={(3,c),(3,y),(5,y),(12,c)}R = \{(3, c), (3, y), (5, y), (12, c)\} is a relation from A={3,5,12}A = \{3, 5, 12\} to B={c,y}B = \{c, y\}. Find the domain and range of RR.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Domain of RR == set of first elements of the pairs in RR.

    Domain of R={3,5,12}\text{Domain of } R = \{3, 5, 12\}

    Range of RR == set of second elements of the pairs in RR.

    Range of R={c,y}\text{Range of } R = \{c, y\}

    Answer: Domain ={3,5,12}= \{3, 5, 12\}, Range ={c,y}= \{c, y\}

  17. If A={4,8,9,11}A = \{4, 8, 9, 11\} and B={b,c,q}B = \{b, c, q\}, show that R={(4,b),(8,b),(8,c)}R = \{(4, b), (8, b), (8, c)\} is a relation from AA to BB and find its domain and range.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Every pair of RR has first element in AA and second element in BB.

    ∴R⊆A×B\therefore R \subseteq A \times B

    So RR is a relation from AA to BB.

    Domain of R={4,8}\text{Domain of } R = \{4, 8\}

    Range of R={b,c}\text{Range of } R = \{b, c\}

    Answer: R⊆A×BR \subseteq A \times B; Domain ={4,8}= \{4, 8\}, Range ={b,c}= \{b, c\}

  18. Let A={p,x}A = \{p, x\} and B={2,4,6}B = \{2, 4, 6\}. Write the universal relation from AA to BB and find its domain and range. Also find the domain and range of R={(p,2),(x,4),(x,6)}R = \{(p, 2), (x, 4), (x, 6)\}.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    A×B⊆A×BA \times B \subseteq A \times B, so A×BA \times B is a relation from AA to BB: the universal relation.

    A×B={(p,2),(p,4),(p,6),(x,2),(x,4),(x,6)}A \times B = \{(p, 2), (p, 4), (p, 6), (x, 2), (x, 4), (x, 6)\}

    Domain={p,x}, Range={2,4,6}\text{Domain} = \{p, x\}, \text{ Range} = \{2, 4, 6\}

    Domain of RR == set of first elements of the pairs in RR.

    Domain of R={p,x}\text{Domain of } R = \{p, x\}

    Range of RR == set of second elements of the pairs in RR.

    Range of R={2,4,6}\text{Range of } R = \{2, 4, 6\}

    Answer: A×B={(p,2),(p,4),(p,6),(x,2),(x,4),(x,6)}A \times B = \{(p, 2), (p, 4), (p, 6), (x, 2), (x, 4), (x, 6)\}, Domain {p,x}\{p, x\}, Range {2,4,6}\{2, 4, 6\}; RR: Domain {p,x}\{p, x\}, Range {2,4,6}\{2, 4, 6\}

  19. R={(2,c),(5,c),(5,t),(8,t)}R = \{(2, c), (5, c), (5, t), (8, t)\} is a relation from A={2,5,8}A = \{2, 5, 8\} to B={c,t}B = \{c, t\}. Find R−1R^{-1}. Is R−1R^{-1} a relation from BB to AA?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    R−1R^{-1}: interchange the two elements of every pair of RR.

    R−1={(c,2),(c,5),(t,5),(t,8)}R^{-1} = \{(c, 2), (c, 5), (t, 5), (t, 8)\}

    Every pair of R−1R^{-1} has first element in BB and second element in AA.

    ∴R−1⊆B×A\therefore R^{-1} \subseteq B \times A

    So R−1R^{-1} is a relation from BB to AA.

    Answer: R−1={(c,2),(c,5),(t,5),(t,8)}R^{-1} = \{(c, 2), (c, 5), (t, 5), (t, 8)\}; yes, R−1⊆B×AR^{-1} \subseteq B \times A

  20. Let A={b,c}A = \{b, c\} and B={1,3,12}B = \{1, 3, 12\}. Write the universal relation RR from AA to BB. Find R−1R^{-1} and show that R−1=B×AR^{-1} = B \times A.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    A×B⊆A×BA \times B \subseteq A \times B, so A×BA \times B is a relation from AA to BB: the universal relation.

    R=A×B={(b,1),(b,3),(b,12),(c,1),(c,3),(c,12)}R = A \times B = \{(b, 1), (b, 3), (b, 12), (c, 1), (c, 3), (c, 12)\}

    R−1R^{-1}: interchange the two elements of every pair of RR.

    R−1={(1,b),(3,b),(12,b),(1,c),(3,c),(12,c)}R^{-1} = \{(1, b), (3, b), (12, b), (1, c), (3, c), (12, c)\}

    B×A={(1,b),(1,c),(3,b),(3,c),(12,b),(12,c)}B \times A = \{(1, b), (1, c), (3, b), (3, c), (12, b), (12, c)\}

    Both have the same pairs, so R−1=B×AR^{-1} = B \times A.

    Answer: R={(b,1),(b,3),(b,12),(c,1),(c,3),(c,12)}R = \{(b, 1), (b, 3), (b, 12), (c, 1), (c, 3), (c, 12)\}; R−1={(1,b),(3,b),(12,b),(1,c),(3,c),(12,c)}=B×AR^{-1} = \{(1, b), (3, b), (12, b), (1, c), (3, c), (12, c)\} = B \times A