Question:
Mark (√) against the correct answer in the following:
$f: N \rightarrow N: f(x)=2 x$ is
A. one - one and onto
B. one - one and into
C. many - one and onto
D. many - one and into
Solution:
$f(x)=2 x$
For One - One
$f\left(x_{1}\right)=2 x_{1}$
$f\left(x_{2}\right)=2 x_{2}$
put $f\left(x_{1}\right)=f\left(x_{2}\right)$ we get
$2 x_{1}=2 x_{2}$
Hence, if $f\left(x_{1}\right)=f\left(x_{2}\right), x_{1}=x_{2}$
Function $\mathrm{f}$ is one - one
For Onto
$f(x)=2 x$
let $f(x)=y$, such that $y \in N$
$2 x=y$
$\Rightarrow \mathrm{X}=\frac{\mathrm{y}}{2}$
If $y=1$
$x=\frac{1}{2}=0.5$
which is not possible as $x \in N$
Hence, $f$ is not onto., $f$ is into
Hence, option b is correct