Check whether the relation R defined in the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} as R = {(a, b) : b = a + 1} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive.

RELATION AND FUNCTIONS Class 12, NCERT Chapter 1, Exercise 1.1, Q3
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Let A = {1,2,3,4,5,6}
R is relation defined on set A as R = {(a, b) : b = a + 1}
∴ R = {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4), (4, 5), (5, 6)}
We can find (a, a) ∉ R, where a ∈ A.
For instance,
(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6) ∉ R
∴ R is not reflexive.
It can be observed that (1, 2) ∈ R, but (2, 1) ∉ R.
∴ R is not symmetric.
Now, (1, 2), (2, 3) ∈ RBut,
(1, 3) ∉ R
∴R is not transitive
Hence, R is neither reflexive, nor symmetric, nor transitive.

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Show that the relation R in the set A of all the books in a library of a college, given by R = {(x, y) : x and y have same number of pages} is an equivalence relation.

Class 12, NCERT Chapter 1, Exercise 1.1, Q7 Set A is the set of all books in the library of a college. Given, R = { x , y ): x and y have the same number of pages} Now, R is reflexive since ( x , x ) ∈ R as x and x has the same number of pages. Let ( x , y ) ∈ R ⇒ x and y have the same number of pages. ⇒ y and x have the same number of pages. ⇒ ( y , x ) ∈ R ∴R is symmetric. Now, let ( x , y ) ∈R and ( y , z ) ∈ R. ⇒ x and y and have the same number of pages and y and z have the same number of pages. ⇒ x and z have the same number of pages. ⇒ ( x , z ) ∈ R ∴R is transitive. Hence, R is an equivalence relation.

Let A be the set of all 50 students of Class X in a school. Let f : A → N be function defined by f(x) = roll number of the student x. Show that f is one-one but not onto.

Class 12, NCERT Chapter 1, Example7 No two different students in the class can have the same roll number. Therefore, f must be one-one. We can assume without any loss of generality that roll numbers of students are from 1 to 50. This implies that 51,52,53... in N is not roll number of any student of the class, so that 51,52,53... can not be an image of any element of X under f. Hence, f is not onto.

Let f : N → N be defined by f (n) ={ (n+1)/2, if n is odd and (n-1)/2, if n is even, for all n ∈ N.State whether the function f is bijective. Justify your answer

Class 12, NCERT Chapter 1, Exercise 1.2, Q9 Thus it is bijective.

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