FUNCTIONS
ASSIGNMENT-1
1. Show that the function f : N → N, given by f (x) = 2x, is one-one but not onto
2. Prove that f : R→ R given by f (x) =2x, is one-one and onto
3. Show that the function f : R → R, defined as f (x) =x2, is neither one-one nor onto.
4. Show that F: R → R, defined as f(x) = x3 is a bijection.
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5. Show that the function f : R0→R0, defined as f (x) = " , is one-one onto, where R0, is the set of all
non-zero real numbers. Is the result true, if the domain R0 is replaced by N with co-domain
being same as R0?
6. Prove that the greatest integer function f: R → R, given by f (x) = [x], is neither one-one nor
onto, where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x.
7. Show that the modulus function f : R → R, given by f(x)=|x| is neither one-one nor onto.
8. Show that the function f: R → R given by f(x) = cos x for all x ∈ R, is neither one-one nor onto.
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9. Let A = R - {2} and B = R- {1}. If f : A → B is a mapping defined by f(x) ="#$, show that f is
bijective.
10. Let A and B be two sets. Show that f : A x B → B x A defined by f (a, b) = (b, a) is a bijection.
11. Let A = {1,2}. Find all one-to-one Junctions from A to A.
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12. Show that the function f : R→ {x ∈ R: - l < x < 1} defined by f(x) = !%|"|
, x ∈ R is one-one onto
function.
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13. Show that f:N→N defined by f(n) = # '$ is many-one onto function.
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, if n is even
n + 1, if n is even
14. Let f : N ∪ {0} → N ∪ {0} be defined by f(n) = / Show that f is a bijection.
n − 1, if n is odd
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ASSIGNMENT-2
1. If f : R → R is defined by f(x) = 2x + 7. Prove that f is a bijection.
2. If f :R→R is a bijection given by f (x)=x3 +3,
3. Let f : R→R be defined by f (x) = 3x - 7. Show that f is invertible
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4. Show that f : R- {0}→R-{0} given by f (x) = ) is invertible and it is inverse of itself.
n + 1, if n is even
5. Let f : N ∪ {0} → N ∪ {0} be defined by f(n) = /
n − 1, if n is odd
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6. Show that f: [-1,1] → R, given by f (x) = )%$ is one-one. Find the inverse of the function
f : [-1,1] → Range (f).
7. Let f:N→R be a function defined as f(x) =4x2+12x+ 15. Show that f: N → Range (f) is invertible.
Find the inverse of f.
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