Tutorial 2: Algebra 1 – Sets and Functions
Exercise 4:
Let \(f\) be the function from the set \(\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}\) into itself defined by:
- \(f(1) = 4, \quad f(2) = 1, \quad f(3) = 2, \quad f(4) = 2, \quad f(5) = 3\).
Determine:
- \(f(A) \text{ when } A = \{2\}, \quad A = \{1, 3, 4\}\).
- \(f^{-1}(B) \text{ when } B = \{3\}, \quad B = \{1, 2, 3\}\).
Exercise 5:
Are the following functions injective, surjective, bijective?
- \(f : \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}, \quad n \mapsto 2|n| + 1\).
- \(g : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, \quad x \mapsto -\frac{3}{2}x + 4\).
- \(h : \mathbb{R} \setminus \{1\} \to \mathbb{R}, \quad x \mapsto \frac{x+1}{x-1}\).
Exercise 6:
Let \(f : \mathbb{R} \to [-1, +\infty[\), be a function defined by \(f(x) = x^2 - 1\).
- Find \(f(\{-1, 1\})\), \(f([2, 4])\), \(f^{-1}(]8, 24[)\).
- Is the function \(f\) injective, surjective, bijective?
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