Wednesday, September 16, 2015

show that the function f(x)+f(x+y)=y is not bijective?the domain and the range of f is (0;infinite)

You can consider two methods to show that the function is
not bijective.


Method 1) Suppose that the function is
bijective. For a bijective function, if exists an image y1, then it must exist at least
one corresponding value x1.


f(x1)=y1/2 =>
f(x1)+f(x1+y1)=y1 => f(x1+y1)=y1/2 .


If the function
is bijective, then it is injective=> x1+y1=x1 => y1=0, which is an absurd
assumption because the range of function is
(0;infinite).


Method 2) Take x=y=1 =>
f(1)+f(2)=1(a)


Take other values: x=2 and y=1 =>
f(2)+f(3)=1(b)


Compare (a) and (b)=> f(1)=f(3)
=> the function is not injective => it is not
bijective.


Answer: The function is not injective and it is
not bijective.

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