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Sets and Relations

Question paper, Set 9

  • Set 9 of 10
  • 20 questions
  • 50 marks
  • 1 hour 30 minutes

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  1. If A={2,7,12}A = \{2, 7, 12\} and B={a,z}B = \{a, z\}, is (7,a)∈A×B(7, a) \in A \times B? Give reason.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    (a,b)∈A×B(a, b) \in A \times B only when a∈Aa \in A and b∈Bb \in B.

    Here 7∈A7 \in A and a∈Ba \in B.

    ∴(7,a)∈A×B\therefore (7, a) \in A \times B

    Answer: Yes, since 7∈A7 \in A and a∈Ba \in B.

  2. If A={a,b}A = \{a, b\} and B={1,5,6}B = \{1, 5, 6\}, find B×AB \times A.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

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

    Pair each element of BB with every element of AA.

    ∴B×A={(1,a),(1,b),(5,a),(5,b),(6,a),(6,b)}\therefore B \times A = \{(1, a), (1, b), (5, a), (5, b), (6, a), (6, b)\}

    Answer: B×A={(1,a),(1,b),(5,a),(5,b),(6,a),(6,b)}B \times A = \{(1, a), (1, b), (5, a), (5, b), (6, a), (6, b)\}

  3. If A={8,11}A = \{8, 11\} and B={a,q,x}B = \{a, q, x\}, find A×BA \times B and B×BB \times B.
    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={(8,a),(8,q),(8,x),(11,a),(11,q),(11,x)}\therefore A \times B = \{(8, a), (8, q), (8, x), (11, a), (11, q), (11, x)\}

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

    Pair each element of BB with every element of BB.

    ∴B×B={(a,a),(a,q),(a,x),(q,a),(q,q),(q,x),(x,a),(x,q),(x,x)}\therefore B \times B = \{(a, a), (a, q), (a, x), (q, a), (q, q), (q, x), (x, a), (x, q), (x, x)\}

    Answer: A×B={(8,a),(8,q),(8,x),(11,a),(11,q),(11,x)}A \times B = \{(8, a), (8, q), (8, x), (11, a), (11, q), (11, x)\}; B×B={(a,a),(a,q),(a,x),(q,a),(q,q),(q,x),(x,a),(x,q),(x,x)}B \times B = \{(a, a), (a, q), (a, x), (q, a), (q, q), (q, x), (x, a), (x, q), (x, x)\}

  4. If n(A)=6n(A) = 6, find n(A×A)n(A \times A).
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    n(A×A)=n(A)×n(A)n(A \times A) = n(A) \times n(A)

    =6×6=36= 6 \times 6 = 36

    Answer: n(A×A)=36n(A \times A) = 36

  5. If n(A×B)=99n(A \times B) = 99 and n(A)=9n(A) = 9, find n(B)n(B).
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

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

    99=9×n(B)99 = 9 \times n(B)

    n(B)=99÷9=11n(B) = 99 \div 9 = 11

    Answer: n(B)=11n(B) = 11

  6. If A={8,12}A = \{8, 12\} and B={a,p,z}B = \{a, p, z\}, is R={(a,8),(p,12)}R = \{(a, 8), (p, 12)\} a relation from BB to AA? Give reason.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

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

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

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

    Answer: Yes, R⊆B×AR \subseteq B \times A.

  7. If A={b,c,z}A = \{b, c, z\} and B={5,11}B = \{5, 11\}, which of R1={(c,11),(z,11)}R_1 = \{(c, 11), (z, 11)\} and R2={(b,5),(5,c),(z,5)}R_2 = \{(b, 5), (5, c), (z, 5)\} is a relation from AA to BB?
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

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

    Every pair of R1R_1 is in A×BA \times B, so R1⊆A×BR_1 \subseteq A \times B.

    5∉A5 \notin A, so (5,c)∉A×B(5, c) \notin A \times B. So R2R_2 is not a relation.

    Answer: R1R_1 is a relation from AA to BB; R2R_2 is not.

  8. If A={c,t}A = \{c, t\} and B={7,9,10}B = \{7, 9, 10\}, find A×BA \times B. Which of R1={(c,7),(t,7)}R_1 = \{(c, 7), (t, 7)\}, R2={(c,9),(10,t)}R_2 = \{(c, 9), (10, t)\}, R3={(c,7),(t,9),(t,10)}R_3 = \{(c, 7), (t, 9), (t, 10)\} are relations from AA to BB?
    3 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={(c,7),(c,9),(c,10),(t,7),(t,9),(t,10)}\therefore A \times B = \{(c, 7), (c, 9), (c, 10), (t, 7), (t, 9), (t, 10)\}

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

    All pairs of R1R_1 and R3R_3 are in A×BA \times B.

    10∉A10 \notin A, so (10,t)∉A×B(10, t) \notin A \times B. So R2R_2 is not a relation from AA to BB.

    Answer: A×B={(c,7),(c,9),(c,10),(t,7),(t,9),(t,10)}A \times B = \{(c, 7), (c, 9), (c, 10), (t, 7), (t, 9), (t, 10)\}; R1R_1 and R3R_3 are relations, R2R_2 is not

  9. If n(A)=1n(A) = 1 and n(B)=8n(B) = 8, find the number of relations from AA to BB.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    n(A×B)=1×8=8n(A \times B) = 1 \times 8 = 8

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

    =28=256= 2^{8} = 256

    Answer: 28=2562^{8} = 256

  10. If A={c,x,y}A = \{c, x, y\} and B={3,9}B = \{3, 9\}, find A×BA \times B and B×AB \times A. Find the number of relations from AA to BB and from BB to AA.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Pair each element of AA with every element of BB.

    ∴A×B={(c,3),(c,9),(x,3),(x,9),(y,3),(y,9)}\therefore A \times B = \{(c, 3), (c, 9), (x, 3), (x, 9), (y, 3), (y, 9)\}

    Pair each element of BB with every element of AA.

    ∴B×A={(3,c),(3,x),(3,y),(9,c),(9,x),(9,y)}\therefore B \times A = \{(3, c), (3, x), (3, y), (9, c), (9, x), (9, y)\}

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

    From A to B:23×2=26=64\text{From } A \text{ to } B: 2^{3 \times 2} = 2^{6} = 64

    From B to A:22×3=26=64\text{From } B \text{ to } A: 2^{2 \times 3} = 2^{6} = 64

    Answer: A×B={(c,3),(c,9),(x,3),(x,9),(y,3),(y,9)}A \times B = \{(c, 3), (c, 9), (x, 3), (x, 9), (y, 3), (y, 9)\}; B×A={(3,c),(3,x),(3,y),(9,c),(9,x),(9,y)}B \times A = \{(3, c), (3, x), (3, y), (9, c), (9, x), (9, y)\}; 6464 relations each way

  11. R={(1,x),(2,c),(2,t)}R = \{(1, x), (2, c), (2, t)\} is a relation from AA to BB. Write (1,x)∈R(1, x) \in R in the aRbaRb form.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    If (a,b)∈R(a, b) \in R then it can be written aRbaRb.

    (1,x)∈R⇒1Rx(1, x) \in R \Rightarrow 1Rx

    Answer: 1Rx1Rx

  12. If R={(4,p),(4,x),(7,p),(12,p)}R = \{(4, p), (4, x), (7, p), (12, p)\}, write every element of RR in the aRbaRb form.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    If (a,b)∈R(a, b) \in R then it can be written aRbaRb.

    (4,p)∈R⇒4Rp(4, p) \in R \Rightarrow 4Rp

    (4,x)∈R⇒4Rx(4, x) \in R \Rightarrow 4Rx

    (7,p)∈R⇒7Rp(7, p) \in R \Rightarrow 7Rp

    (12,p)∈R⇒12Rp(12, p) \in R \Rightarrow 12Rp

    Answer: 4Rp4Rp, 4Rx4Rx, 7Rp7Rp, 12Rp12Rp

  13. If A={5,8}A = \{5, 8\} and B={1,5,12}B = \{1, 5, 12\}, write the null relation and the universal relation from AA to BB.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    ϕ⊆A×B\phi \subseteq A \times B, so ϕ\phi is a relation from AA to BB: the null (void) relation.

    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={(5,1),(5,5),(5,12),(8,1),(8,5),(8,12)}A \times B = \{(5, 1), (5, 5), (5, 12), (8, 1), (8, 5), (8, 12)\}

    Answer: Null relation =ϕ= \phi; universal relation ={(5,1),(5,5),(5,12),(8,1),(8,5),(8,12)}= \{(5, 1), (5, 5), (5, 12), (8, 1), (8, 5), (8, 12)\}

  14. If A={9,11}A = \{9, 11\} and B={a,c}B = \{a, c\}, write the null relation and the universal relation from AA to BB. How many ordered pairs does each have?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    ϕ⊆A×B\phi \subseteq A \times B, so ϕ\phi is a relation from AA to BB: the null (void) relation.

    ϕ\phi has no ordered pairs.

    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={(9,a),(9,c),(11,a),(11,c)}A \times B = \{(9, a), (9, c), (11, a), (11, c)\}

    n(A×B)=2×2=4n(A \times B) = 2 \times 2 = 4

    Answer: Null relation ϕ\phi (0 pairs); universal relation {(9,a),(9,c),(11,a),(11,c)}\{(9, a), (9, c), (11, a), (11, c)\} (4 pairs)

  15. Find the domain of the relation R={(7,x),(10,c),(11,c),(11,x)}R = \{(7, x), (10, c), (11, c), (11, x)\}.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

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

    Domain of R={7,10,11}\text{Domain of } R = \{7, 10, 11\}

    Answer: {7,10,11}\{7, 10, 11\}

  16. If A={b,z}A = \{b, z\} and B={9,12}B = \{9, 12\}, find the domain and range of 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.

    A×B={(b,9),(b,12),(z,9),(z,12)}A \times B = \{(b, 9), (b, 12), (z, 9), (z, 12)\}

    Domain of A×B={b,z}\text{Domain of } A \times B = \{b, z\}

    Range of A×B={9,12}\text{Range of } A \times B = \{9, 12\}

    Answer: Domain ={b,z}= \{b, z\}, Range ={9,12}= \{9, 12\}

  17. R1={(9,q),(11,q),(11,t)}R_1 = \{(9, q), (11, q), (11, t)\} and R2={(2,a),(9,q),(9,t),(11,a)}R_2 = \{(2, a), (9, q), (9, t), (11, a)\} are relations from A={2,9,11}A = \{2, 9, 11\} to B={a,q,t}B = \{a, q, t\}. Find the domain and range of R1R_1 and R2R_2.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Domain of R1R_1 == set of first elements of the pairs in R1R_1.

    Domain of R1={9,11}\text{Domain of } R_1 = \{9, 11\}

    Range of R1R_1 == set of second elements of the pairs in R1R_1.

    Range of R1={q,t}\text{Range of } R_1 = \{q, t\}

    Domain of R2={2,9,11}\text{Domain of } R_2 = \{2, 9, 11\}

    Range of R2={a,q,t}\text{Range of } R_2 = \{a, q, t\}

    Answer: Domain of R1={9,11}R_1 = \{9, 11\}, Range of R1={q,t}R_1 = \{q, t\}; Domain of R2={2,9,11}R_2 = \{2, 9, 11\}, Range of R2={a,q,t}R_2 = \{a, q, t\}

  18. Let A={c,t,y}A = \{c, t, y\} and B={3,9,11}B = \{3, 9, 11\}. Find the domain and range of each of the relations R1={(t,9),(t,11)}R_1 = \{(t, 9), (t, 11)\}, R2={(c,3),(y,3),(y,9),(y,11)}R_2 = \{(c, 3), (y, 3), (y, 9), (y, 11)\} and the null relation R3=ϕR_3 = \phi from AA to BB.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    Domain of R1R_1 == set of first elements of the pairs in R1R_1.

    Domain of R1={t}\text{Domain of } R_1 = \{t\}

    Range of R1R_1 == set of second elements of the pairs in R1R_1.

    Range of R1={9,11}\text{Range of } R_1 = \{9, 11\}

    Domain of R2={c,y}\text{Domain of } R_2 = \{c, y\}

    Range of R2={3,9,11}\text{Range of } R_2 = \{3, 9, 11\}

    R3=ϕR_3 = \phi has no pairs, so its domain and range are both ϕ\phi.

    Answer: R1R_1: Domain {t}\{t\}, Range {9,11}\{9, 11\}; R2R_2: Domain {c,y}\{c, y\}, Range {3,9,11}\{3, 9, 11\}; R3R_3: Domain ϕ\phi, Range ϕ\phi

  19. If R={(9,x),(11,b),(11,x)}R = \{(9, x), (11, b), (11, x)\}, find R−1R^{-1} and the range of R−1R^{-1}.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

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

    R−1={(x,9),(b,11),(x,11)}R^{-1} = \{(x, 9), (b, 11), (x, 11)\}

    Range of R−1R^{-1} == second elements of its pairs.

    ={9,11}= \{9, 11\}

    Answer: R−1={(x,9),(b,11),(x,11)}R^{-1} = \{(x, 9), (b, 11), (x, 11)\}; Range of R−1={9,11}R^{-1} = \{9, 11\}

  20. R={(1,y),(6,y),(7,b),(10,y)}R = \{(1, y), (6, y), (7, b), (10, y)\} is a relation from A={1,6,7,10}A = \{1, 6, 7, 10\} to B={a,b,y}B = \{a, b, y\}. Find (i) R−1R^{-1} (ii) the domain and range of RR (iii) the domain and range of R−1R^{-1}.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

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

    R−1={(y,1),(y,6),(b,7),(y,10)}R^{-1} = \{(y, 1), (y, 6), (b, 7), (y, 10)\}

    Domain of R={1,6,7,10}\text{Domain of } R = \{1, 6, 7, 10\}

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

    Domain of R−1={b,y}\text{Domain of } R^{-1} = \{b, y\}

    Range of R−1={1,6,7,10}\text{Range of } R^{-1} = \{1, 6, 7, 10\}

    Answer: (i) R−1={(y,1),(y,6),(b,7),(y,10)}R^{-1} = \{(y, 1), (y, 6), (b, 7), (y, 10)\} (ii) Domain {1,6,7,10}\{1, 6, 7, 10\}, Range {b,y}\{b, y\} (iii) Domain {b,y}\{b, y\}, Range {1,6,7,10}\{1, 6, 7, 10\}