CPP - SANKALP_FUN-09-PH-V

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FUNCTION – SHEET - 9
Classification of function (one-one, many-one, onto, into)
LEVEL-1

1. D  [  1, 1] is the domain of the following functions, state which of them are injective.
(A) f(x) = x 2 (B) g(x) = x 3 (C) h(x) = sin 2x (D) k(x) = sin ( x/2)

2. Classify the following functions f(x) defined in R  R as injective, surjective, both or none.

x2
(i) f (x) = x |x| (ii) f (x) = x2 (iii) f (x) = (iv) f(x) = x 3  6 x 2 + 11x  6
1 x2

3. Let A = {x : 1  x  1}  B . For each of the following functions from A to B, find whether

it is surjective, injective or bijective.
x
(i) f(x) = (ii) g(x) = | x | (iii) h(x) = x | x | (iv) i(x) = x2
2
(v) j(x) = sin x

4. Is the function f : N  N (n is the set of natural numbers) defined by f(x) = 2x + 3 surjective.

x2
5. Let A = R – {3}, B = R – {1} and let f : A  B defined by f(x) = is f bijective ?
x 3

6. If the function f : [2, )  Y defined by f(x) = x 2  4x + 5 is both oneone & onto , then find Y .

2x 2  x  5
7. Let f : R  R be a function defined by f(x) = then f is:
7x 2  2x  10
(A) one  one but not onto (B) onto but not one  one
(C) onto as well as one  one (D) neither onto nor one  one
8. Let f :  R (where  is the set of positive integers) be a function defined by , f(x) = x
then f is:
(A) one  one (B) many one (C) onto (D) into


9. If f: R  [ - 1, 1], where f (x) = sin [ x ], (where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function) then
2
(A) f (x) is onto (B) f (x) is into (C) f (x) is periodic (D) f (x) is many one

10. Let f : R ® R be a function defined by f(x) = x3 + x2 + 3x + sin x. Then f is:

(A) one  one & onto (B) one  one & into
(C) many one & onto (D) many one & into

LEVEL-2

1. Classify the following functions f(x) definzed in R  R as injective, surjective, both or none .
x 2  4x  30
(a) f(x) = (b) f(x) = x3  6 x2 + 11x  6 (c) f(x) = (x2 + x + 5) (x2 + x  3)
x 2  8x  18

2. Let f : D  R where D is its domain. Find whether the following functions are into/onto.

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1 x 6 1
(i) f(x) = (ii) f(x) = x cos x (iii) f(x) = sin | x | (iv) tan (2 sin x)
x3
3. Let f : A  A where A = {x : –1  x  1}. Find whether the following function are bijective.
x
(i) x – sin x (ii) tan (iii) x4
4

4. Find whether the following functions are one-one or many-one

(i) f(x) = |x2 + 5x + 6 | (ii) f(x) = | log x|

   1
(iii) f(x) = sin 4x, x    ,  (iv) f(x) = x + , x  (0, )
8 8 x

1 
 1
3x 2
(v) f(x) = x  (vi) f(x) = – cos x
1 e 4

5. Given X = {1, 2, 3, 4}, find all oneone, onto mappings, f : X  X such that,
f (1) = 1 , f (2)  2 and f (4)  4 .
e | x|  e  x
6. Let f : R  R be a function defined by f(x) = x , then prove that f is neither one-one nor onto.
e  e x

7. Find the set of values of ‘a’ for which the function f(x) = ax + 2sin x + 5 is one-one and onto.
x 2  3x  c
8. Let f : R  R defined by f(x) = 2 . Show that f is a many one function for all c.
x  x 1
9. Find the set of values of a for which the function f : R  R given by
f(x) = x3 + (a + 2)x2 + 3ax + 5 is one - one.
 x
 1  x , 1  x  0
10. i) Prove that f : ( 1, 1)  R defined by f(x) =  is a bijective function.
 x , 0  x 1
 1  x

  
ii) Let f : X  Y be a function defined by f(x) = a sin  x  4   b cos x  c . If f is both
 
one-one and onto, find sets X and Y.


iii)Check whether f : ( , 2)  (3,  )  R , f(x) = n x 2  5 x  6 is a bijective function 
or not. If not then choose a suitable longest domain and co-domain for which the above
function becomes bijective.
x 2  6 x  8
11. f(x) = . Find the interval of values of  for which f is onto.
  6x  8x 2

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ANSWER KEY
FUNCTION – SHEET - 9
LEVEL-1
1. B, D
2. (i) bijective (injective as well as surjective)
(ii) neither injective nor surjective
(iii) neither surjective nor injective
(iv) surjective but not injective
4. not onto
5. yes
6. Y = [1, )
7. D
8. A, D
9. B, C, D
10. A

LEVEL - 2
1. (a) neither surjective nor injective (b) surjective but not injective
(c) neither injective nor surjective
2. (i) into (ii) onto (iii) into (iv) onto

3. (i) No (ii) Yes (iii) No

4. (i) many-one (ii) many-one (iii) one-one (iv) many-one
(v) one – one (vi) many-one
5. {(1, 1), (2, 3), (3, 4), (4, 2)} ; {(1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 2), (4, 3)} and {(1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 2)}
7.   ,  2 2, 
9. a  [1, 4]
    ab 2 
10. (ii) X    ,    , Y =  c  , c    , where   tan 1   ,   a 2  b 2  2 ab

 2 2   a 
(iii) Domain =   , 2  , Co-domain=   ,  

11. (2, 14)

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