Let f : R→R be given by

Question:

Let $f: R \rightarrow R$ be given by $f(x)=\left[x^{2}\right]+[x+1]-3$ where $[x]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$. Then, $f(x)$ is

(a) many-one and onto

(b) many-one and into
(c) one-one and into
(d) one-one and onto

Solution:

(b) many-one and into

$f: R \rightarrow R$

$f(x)=\left[x^{2}\right]+[x+1]-3$

It is many one function because in this case for two different values of x
we would get the same value of f(x) .

For

$x=1.1,1.2 \in R$

$f(1.1)=\left[(1.1)^{2}\right]+[1.1+1]-3$

$=[1.21]+[2.1]-3$

$=1+2-3$

$=0$

$f(1.1)=\left[(1.2)^{2}\right]+[1.2+1]-3$

$=[1.44]+[2.2]-3$

$=1+2-3$

$=0$

It is into function because for the given domain we would only get the integral values of
f(x).
but R is the codomain of the given function.
That means , CodomainRange
Hence, the given function is into function.
Therefore, f(x) is many one and into

 

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