UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES

HCF104/HDS104 — TUTORIAL 4/GS Maridza

(Functions)

1. Discuss the following relations for reflexive, symmetric, antisymmetric and transitive
(i) The relation R defined on the set of all positive intgers by mRn if m divides n

(ii) Let A be set of consisting of all members of the family. The relation R defined by aRb if
a is not a sister of b.
(iii) On the set of natural numbers the relation R defined by xRy, iff x + 2y = 1

2. If X = (a, b, c) and R = {(a, a), (b, b), (a, c)}. Write down the minimum number of ordered
pairs to be included to make it
(i) reflexive
(ii) symmetric,
(iii) transitive,
(iv) equivalence
3. Let B be set of all triangle in a plane and R be the relation defined on B as aRb if a is similar
to b. Prove that R is an equivalence relation
4. In the set of integers define R as mRn if m − n is divisible by 7. Prove that R is an equivalence
relation.
5. Show that the relation D defined by xDy ⇐⇒ 3|(x2 − y 2 ) is an equivalence relation
6. Find the domain ofreach of the following functions.
1 x x3 − 8
(i) √ (ii) (iii) 2 (iv) ln(x3 − 3x2 − 4x + 12)
1−x 2−x x −4
p
(v) (3 − x)(2x + 4) ln(2x2 − 5x − 12) .
   
x−1 1 1 1
7. If f (x) = , show that f = −f (x) and f − =− .
x+1 x x f (x)
8. Determine whether or not each of the following correspondences is a function.
(i) x2 + y = 1 (ii) x2 y 2 = 5 (iii) x2 y = 4 (iv) {(1, 5), (2, 5), (5, 1)}.
9. For each of the following pairs of functions, calculate f ◦ g and g ◦ f .
(i) f (x) = sin(x + 3x2 ) and g(x) = cos(x2 − x).
2 2
(ii) f (x) = ex and g(x) = e−x .
(iii) f (x) = x(x + 1)(x + 2) and g(x) = (2x − 3)(x + 4).

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10. Determine whether each of the pairs of the following functions are equal and if they are not
equal, give √
where they are √
equal.
(i) f (x) = x2 , g(x) = ( x)2 (ii) f (x) = x2 , g(x) = x|x|.
ax + b
11. Show that if ad − bc ̸= 0, then the function f (x) = is one-to-one and find its inverse.
cx + d
12. Show that these functions are a one-to-one correspondence. Find their inverses.
(i) f (x) = 2x + 3 (ii) g(x) = x3 − 2.
13. Let the function f : R → R be defined by f (x) = 2x − 1. Show that f is bijective and hence
find f −1 .
14. Show that if f : A → B is onto and g : B → C is onto, then the product function
(g ◦ f ) : A → C is onto.
√
15. Show that the function f (x) = ln(x+ x2 + 1) is an odd function and find the inverse function
of f (x).
16. Let 
 3x − 1, x<0
f (x) = 0, x=0
2x + 5, x > 0,


Evaluate (i) lim f (x) (ii) lim f (x) (iii) lim+ f (x) (iv) lim− f (x) (v) lim f (x).
x→2 x→−3 x→0 x→0 x→0

3x + |x|
17. If f (x) = . Evaluate (i) lim f (x) (ii) lim f (x).
7x − 5|x| x→∞ x→−∞

18. Use the theorems on limits √ to evaluate

√ each of the following limits.
x3 − 8 3+x− 3 8x2 + 4
(i) lim (ii) lim (iii) lim 2−x+2
(iv) lim (4x2 − x + 5)
x→0 x√ − 2 x→0 x x→∞ 2x x→2
m
x+4−2 a0 + a1 x + · · · + am x (3x − 1)(2x + 3)
(v) lim (vi) lim n
(vii) lim
x→0 x x→∞ b0 + b 1 x + · · · + bn x x→∞ (5x − 3)(4x
√ + 5)
sin 3x 6x − sin 2x sin x 2x − 8 x + 8
(viii) lim (ix) lim (x) lim (xi) lim √ .
x→0 x x→0 2x + 3 sin 4x x→0 sin 2x x→4 x−2
19. Use the definition of a limit to prove that, lim (3x2 − 7x + 1) = 7
x→3

x2 − 4
 
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20. Verify (i) lim =4 (ii) lim x cos = 0.
x→2 x − 2 x→0 x
21. Give the points of discontinuity of each of the following
 functions.
x 1
(i) f (x) = (ii) f (x) = x2 sin , f (0) = 0
(x − 2)(x − 4) x
p 1
(iii) f (x) = (x − 3)(6 − x), 3 ≤ x ≤ 6 (iv) f (x) = .
1 + 2 sin x
22. Given that the function f : R → R be defined by

 x2 − 4, x≥2
f (x) = 2ax + b, 0<x<2
 x
e , x ≤ 0,
is continuous at all points in R. Find the values of a and b.

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23. Find the values of a and b such that the function f will be continuous on R

 ax − 3, x<2
2
f (x) = 3 − x − 2x , 2≤x≤4
 bx + 7, x > 4.

24. Let f : R → R be the function defined by


 x2 , x≥2
f (x) = ax + b, 1<x<2
2 − x, x ≤ 1,


where a and b are constants. If f is continuous on R, find the values a and b.