Exercises
Sets, induction and elementary functions
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1. Operations on finite sets
Given and , determine , , and .
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2. Operations on intervals
Given and , determine , , and the complement with respect to .
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3. Operations on sets defined by inequalities
Given and , determine and .
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4. Cartesian product of finite sets
Given and , write and by listing their elements, and determine whether the pair belongs to each of the two sets.
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5. Bounds of the union of an interval and a point
Determine the set of upper bounds, the supremum, the infimum, the maximum and the minimum of
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6. Bounds of a set defined by an increasing sequence
Determine the supremum, infimum, maximum and minimum of
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7. Bounds of a set with an alternating-sign term
Determine the supremum, infimum, maximum and minimum of
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8. Verifying a supremum with the characterization
Prove with the characterization that
and determine whether the set has a maximum.
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9. Verifying an infimum with the characterization
Prove with the characterization that
and determine whether the set has a minimum.
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10. Irrationality of the square root of 5
Prove that is irrational.
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11. Sum of the first n odd numbers
Prove by induction that, for every ,
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12. Sum of the first n cubes
Prove by induction that, for every ,
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13. Sum of the powers of 2
Prove by induction that, for every ,
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14. Inequality between a power and a successor
Prove by induction that for every .
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15. Inequality between a factorial and a power of 2
Prove by induction that for every .
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16. Inequality between powers with different bases
Prove by induction that for every .
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17. Divisibility by 4 of a difference of powers
Prove by induction that is divisible by for every .
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18. Divisibility by 6 of a polynomial
Prove by induction that is divisible by for every .
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19. Coefficient of a term in a binomial expansion
Determine the coefficient of in the expansion of .
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20. Equation with a binomial coefficient
Determine the natural number such that
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21. Domain with a root and a denominator
Determine the natural domain of
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22. Domain of a logarithm with a rational argument
Determine the natural domain of
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23. Domain with a root and a logarithm in the denominator
Determine the natural domain of
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24. Domain of an arcsine
Determine the natural domain of
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25. Inverse of a linear fractional function
Verify that the function
defined on , is injective; determine its range and its inverse.
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26. Inverse of an exponential function
Verify that the function
is strictly increasing on ; determine its range and its inverse.
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27. Parity of three functions
Determine whether the following functions are even, odd, or neither even nor odd:
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28. Graph of a parabola by transformations
Sketch the graph of
starting from that of , indicating the transformations used, the vertex and the range.
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29. Exponential inequality with base less than 1
Solve
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30. Exponential inequality with substitution
Solve
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31. Logarithmic inequality with base less than 1
Solve
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32. Inequality with a sum of logarithms
Solve
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33. Elementary trigonometric equation
Solve
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34. Range of a rational function
Determine the range of
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