The relation R defined in A = {1, 2, 3} by aRb if |a2 − b2| ≤ 5. Which of the following is false?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Let a = 1 ∴ $\left|a^2-b^2\right| \leq 5 ⇒\left|1-b^2\right| \leq 5$
$⇒\left|b^2-1\right| \leq 5 ⇒ b = 1, 2$
Let ⇒ a = 2 ∴ $\left|a^2-b^2\right| \leq 5$
⇒ $\left|b^2-4\right| \leq 5$ ⇒ b = 1, 2, 3
Let $⇒ a=3 ∴\left|a^2-b^2\right| \leq 5 ⇒\left|9-b^2\right| \leq 5$
$⇒ a=3 ∴\left|a^2-b^2\right| \leq 5 ⇒\left|9-b^2\right| \leq 5$
∴ R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (3, 3)}
= R
Domain of R = {x : (x, y) ∈ R} = {1, 2, 3}.
Range of R = {y : (x, y) ∈ R} = {1, 2, 3}.
Hence (4) is the correct answer.