MSM 131 Tutorial Sheet 2 October 2, 2022

1. Let A = {a, b, c, d} and B = {e, f, g}. Determine

(a) A × B
(b) B × A
(c) Is A × B = B × A?
2. Given that A = {2, 4, 6, 9} and B = {4, 6, 18, 27, 54}, a ∈ A, b ∈ B, find the
set of ordered pairs such that ’a’ is a factor of ’b’ and a<b.
3. Find the domain and range of the relation R given by
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R = {(x, y) : y = x + , x, y ∈ N and x<6}
x
.
4. Find the domain of the relation,

R = {(x, y) : x, y ∈ Z, xy = 4}

5. Is the following relation a function? Justify your answer

(a) R1 = {(2, 3), ( 21 , 0), (2, 7), (−4, 6)}
(b) R2 = {(x, |x|), x ∈ R}
6. Is f = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (3, 5), (4, 7)} a function? Justify. If this is described by
the relation, f (x) = ax + b, then what values should be assigned to a and
b?
7. Given the function f (x) = 21 x − 1, find the function values. f (0), f (2), f (4)
and f (−2)
8. Given the function f (x) = x2 − 2x and g(x) = 3x + 5, find the function
values. f (t), g(w + 4), f (−t).
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9. If f (x) = x3 − x3 , find f (x) + f ( x1 ).
10. If P = {x : x<3, x ∈ N}, Q = {x : x ≤ 2, x ∈ W}. Find (P ∪ Q) × (P ∩ Q),
where W is the set of whole numbers.
11. If f (x) = 2x2 − 1 and g(x) = 1 − 3x, find the domain for which the functions
are equal.

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12. Find the domain of each of the following functions and write the answers in
builder notation.
x
(a) f (x) = x2 +3x+2
(b) f (x) = |x| + x
(c) f (x) = √ 21
|x| −|x|−6
(d) f (x) = x|x|
3x
(e) f (x) = 2x−8
(f) f (x) = √1
x+|x|
x3 −x+3
(g) f (x) = x2 −1
(h) y = √1
x−5
x+7
(i) f (x) = 2x−1
(j) f (x) = xx−4
2 +9
√
(k) f (t) = t+4
13. Find the range of each of the following functions.
|x−4|
(a) y = x−4
√
(b) y = 16 − x2
3
(c) y = 2−x2
(d) y = 1 − |x − 2|
(e) y = |x − 3|
(f) y = √1
x−5
x−1
14. Let f (x) = x+1 , show that
(a) f ( x1 ) = −f (x)
(b) f (− x1 ) = f−1
(x)

2
x − x + 1 for x ≤ −5

15. If f (x) = 3x − 2 for − 5<x ≤ 4

 3
x − 4x for x>4
find f (5), f (−1), f (4), and f (−5).
16. For each of the functions below Find f ◦ g and g ◦ f

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 (a) f (x) = |x| and g(x) = 5x − 2
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(b) f (x) = 8x3 and g(x) = x 3
17. Find the inverse of each functions.
(a) f (x) = −x
(b) f (x) = (x − 2)5 + 3
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(c) g(x) = x+2
−2x−2
(d) f (x) = x+2
10−x
(e) f (x) = 5
(f) f (x) = −(x − 1)3
√
4− 3 4x
(g) f (x) = 2
√
(h) 3 x + 1 + 2
q
(i) f (x) = 5 −x+2
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18. Verify whether each of the given function is even, odd or neither.
(a) f (x) = x4 − 5x
(b) f (x) = x3 + 3x
19. Algebraically determine whether the following functions are Even, Odd, or
Neither.
(a) f (x) = x3 − x2 + 4x + 2
(b) f (x) = x2 + 10
(c) f (x) = x3 + 4x
(d) f (x) = −x3 + 5x − 2
√
(e) f (x) = x4 − x2 + 4
(f) f (x) = |x + 4|
(g) f (x) = |x| + 4
(h) f (x) = x4 − 2x2 + 4
√
(i) f (x) = 3 x
√
(j) f (x) = x x2 − 1

Prepared by: Bupe Kolosa