Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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**Problem 3:** Determine whether each of these functions is one-to-one/onto.

(a) \( f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, \ f(x) = 3x \).

(b) \( f: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}, \ f(x) = 5x \).

(c) \( f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{Z}, \ f(x) = \lfloor x \rfloor \).

**Explanation:**

- **(a)** The function \( f(x) = 3x \) maps real numbers to real numbers. To determine if it is one-to-one, check if different inputs result in different outputs: if \( 3x_1 = 3x_2 \), then \( x_1 = x_2 \) (divide both sides by 3). Thus, it is one-to-one. To check if it is onto, consider that for every real number \( y \), there exists an \( x = \frac{y}{3} \) such that \( f(x) = y \). Therefore, it is onto.

- **(b)** The function \( f(x) = 5x \) maps integers to integers. It is one-to-one because if \( 5x_1 = 5x_2 \), then \( x_1 = x_2 \). However, it is not onto because not every integer is a multiple of 5. For example, there is no integer \( x \) such that \( f(x) = 1 \).

- **(c)** The function \( f(x) = \lfloor x \rfloor \) maps real numbers to integers. This function is not one-to-one, as multiple real numbers can have the same floor value (e.g., \( f(1.2) = 1 \) and \( f(1.9) = 1 \)). It is onto because every integer \( n \) can be represented as \( f(x) \) for \( x \) in the interval \([n, n+1)\).
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Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 3:** Determine whether each of these functions is one-to-one/onto. (a) \( f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, \ f(x) = 3x \). (b) \( f: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}, \ f(x) = 5x \). (c) \( f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{Z}, \ f(x) = \lfloor x \rfloor \). **Explanation:** - **(a)** The function \( f(x) = 3x \) maps real numbers to real numbers. To determine if it is one-to-one, check if different inputs result in different outputs: if \( 3x_1 = 3x_2 \), then \( x_1 = x_2 \) (divide both sides by 3). Thus, it is one-to-one. To check if it is onto, consider that for every real number \( y \), there exists an \( x = \frac{y}{3} \) such that \( f(x) = y \). Therefore, it is onto. - **(b)** The function \( f(x) = 5x \) maps integers to integers. It is one-to-one because if \( 5x_1 = 5x_2 \), then \( x_1 = x_2 \). However, it is not onto because not every integer is a multiple of 5. For example, there is no integer \( x \) such that \( f(x) = 1 \). - **(c)** The function \( f(x) = \lfloor x \rfloor \) maps real numbers to integers. This function is not one-to-one, as multiple real numbers can have the same floor value (e.g., \( f(1.2) = 1 \) and \( f(1.9) = 1 \)). It is onto because every integer \( n \) can be represented as \( f(x) \) for \( x \) in the interval \([n, n+1)\).
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