Let M={5,6,7,8} and N={3,4,9,10}. Which one of the following functions is neither one-one nor onto?
Correct Answer :
f={(5,3),(5,4),(6,4),(8,9)}
Solution :
The correct option is:
To understand why this relation/mapping is neither one-one nor onto, let us analyze its properties step-by-step:
1. Definition of a One-One (Injective) Mapping:
A mapping is one-one if distinct elements in the domain have distinct images in the codomain. That is, if
then their images must also be different.
Looking at the relation
,
we can see that the elements
and
from the domain both map to the same element in the codomain (since we have the ordered pairs and ).
Since different inputs produce the same output, this mapping is not one-one.
2. Definition of an Onto (Surjective) Mapping:
A mapping is onto if every element in the codomain
has at least one pre-image in the domain . In other words, the range of the mapping must be equal to the codomain.
Let us find the range (set of all image values) for
:
Comparing the range with the codomain :
We observe that the element has no pre-image in the domain . Therefore, the mapping is not onto.
Furthermore, we can note that the element has no assigned image, and the element is mapped to multiple values ( and ), meaning this relation does not qualify as a well-defined function. Among the given choices, it represents a mapping that is neither one-one nor onto.
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