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JEE Main 29 July 2022, Shift 1, Maths Q1

Question 1 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 1 of 30, Section A.

Let R be a relation from the set

\{1, 2, 3, \ldots, 60\}

to itself such that

R = \{(a, b) : b = pq

, where

p, q \geq 3

are prime numbers

\}

. Then, the number of elements in R is :

(1)600
(2)660Official answer
(3)540
(4)720

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Relations and Functions
Topic: Sets and Relations
Idea tested: Counting Relations

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Asked 14× in all

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