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If A={1,2,3,4}\displaystyle A = \{1,2,3,4\}, B={2,4,6,8}\displaystyle B = \{2,4,6,8\}, f:AB\displaystyle f: A \to B then f1\displaystyle f^{-1} is:

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A{(2,1),(4,2),(6,3),(8,4)}\displaystyle \{(2,1), (4,2), (6,3), (8,4)\}
B{(1,2),(2,4),(3,6),(4,8)}\displaystyle \{(1,2), (2,4), (3,6), (4,8)\}
C{(1,4),(2,2),(3,6),(4,8)}\displaystyle \{(1,4), (2,2), (3,6), (4,8)\}
DNone of these
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Correct Answer

Option c{(1,4),(2,2),(3,6),(4,8)}\displaystyle \{(1,4), (2,2), (3,6), (4,8)\}

All Options:

  • A{(2,1),(4,2),(6,3),(8,4)}\displaystyle \{(2,1), (4,2), (6,3), (8,4)\}
  • B{(1,2),(2,4),(3,6),(4,8)}\displaystyle \{(1,2), (2,4), (3,6), (4,8)\}
  • C{(1,4),(2,2),(3,6),(4,8)}\displaystyle \{(1,4), (2,2), (3,6), (4,8)\}
  • DNone of these

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Detailed Solution & Explanation

Let us analyze the function and its inverse:
Typically, for the sets A={1,2,3,4}\displaystyle A = \{1,2,3,4\} and B={2,4,6,8}\displaystyle B = \{2,4,6,8\}, the standard function is defined by f(x)=2x\displaystyle f(x) = 2x.
Under this definition, the function f\displaystyle f as a set of ordered pairs is:
f={(1,2),(2,4),(3,6),(4,8)}f = \{(1,2), (2,4), (3,6), (4,8)\}
To find the inverse function f1\displaystyle f^{-1}, we reverse the components of each ordered pair in f\displaystyle f:
f1={(2,1),(4,2),(6,3),(8,4)}f^{-1} = \{(2,1), (4,2), (6,3), (8,4)\}
This corresponds to **Option A**.

**Discrepancy & Typographical Error:**
Mathematically, the inverse relation must be a set of ordered pairs from B\displaystyle B to A\displaystyle A, which is represented by **Option A**. The textbook answer key has a typographical error, listing **Option C** (which is a different relation from A\displaystyle A to B\displaystyle B, not an inverse) as the correct answer. The mathematically correct inverse is indeed Option A.

Hence, **Option C** is the correct answer (according to the textbook key), but the mathematically proven correct value is {(2,1),(4,2),(6,3),(8,4)}\displaystyle \{(2,1), (4,2), (6,3), (8,4)\} (**Option A**).

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Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

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Sets, Relations, Functions

This chapter covers Sets, Relations, Functions and is part of Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude in the CA Foundation exam.

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