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1 mark, −0.25Mathematics › Sets, relations and functions › One-to-one, onto and invertible functionsEasyabout 1 min

JNU SSS 2012 Question 66: Sets, relations and functions

A relation fff from set XXX to set ZZZ is a function if and only if for every element xxx in XXX there is a unique element zzz in ZZZ such that xxx and zzz are associated through fff. XXX is called the domain of fff and ZZZ the codomain of fff. The range of fff is the set of all elements in the codomain which are associated with at least one element in the domain. fff is a surjective function if and only if every element in the codomain has an association in the domain. fff is an injective function if and only if no two distinct elements in the domain are associated with the same element in the codomain. Consider the following statements : (i) There exists an element xxx in the domain of fff such that no element in the codomain is associated with it. (ii) There exists an element xxx in the domain of fff and two distinct elements zzz and www in the codomain of fff such that both zzz and www are associated with xxx.

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A relation f from set X to set Z is a function if and only if for every element x in X there is a unique element z in Z such that x and z are associated through f. X is called the domain of f and Z the codomain of f. The range of f is the set of all elements in the codomain which are associated with at least one element in the domain. f is a surjective function if and only if every element in the codomain has an association in the domain. f is an injective function if and only if no two distinct elements in the domain are associated with the same element in the codomain. Consider the following statements: (i) There exists an element x in the domain of f such that no element in the codomain is associated with it. (ii) There exists an element x in the domain of f and two distinct elements z and w in the codomain of f such that both z and w are associated with x. Which of the following is true? (A) The range of a surjective function is always equal to its codomain (B) The range of a surjective function is never equal to its codomain (C) The range of a surjective function is equal to its codomain only if it is injective also (D) One of the conditions under which the range of a surjective function is equal to its codomain is that the function is injective also

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This question is on One-to-one, onto and invertible functions, part of Sets, relations and functions in Mathematics.

Injective, surjective and bijective functions and when an inverse exists.

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