Let be defined as . Then is :
- (A)both one-one and onto
- (B)one-one but not onto
- (C)onto but not one-one
- (D)neither one-one nor onto✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Writing (the denominator stays positive for all ) and clearing, . For a real the discriminant must be non-negative: , which factors as , so . The range is a bounded proper subset of , so is not onto, and since values are attained at two distinct the function is many-one. Hence is neither one-one nor onto.
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