Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Functions - Exercises - Page 154: 30

Answer

a)f(S) = { 1 } b)f(S) = {-1, 1, 5, 9, 15} c)f(S) = {0, 1, 2} d)f(S) = {0, 1, 5, 16}

Work Step by Step

a) the function was ƒ(x) = 1 it is a constant function not dependent on variable value so for every value from set S the ans remains the same. f(S) = { 1 } b) the function was ƒ(x) = 2x + 1 for every value from set S and put in the function ƒ(x) we get some answers that are written correspondingly as ordered pairs, f = {(-1, -1), (0, 1), (2, 5), (4, 9), (7, 15)} here for first ordered pair (-1,-1) first value (-1) is the value taken from set S and putted in the function as ƒ(-1) = 2(-1) + 1=-1 which is the ans and written in 2nd of the ordered pair similarly, (0, 1) when we put x=0 in function as ƒ(0) = 2(0) + 1=1 hence in the same way for all values of S we get a set of answers as f(S) = {-1, 1, 5, 9, 15} c)ƒ(x) = ⌈x/5⌉ for every value from set S and put in the function ƒ(x) we get some answers that are written correspondingly as ordered pairs, f = {(-1, 0), (0, 0), (2, 1), (4, 1), (7, 2)} for ordered pair (-1,0) -1 is the value of x from S and 0 is the answer by putting x=-1 in function similar for all values of S we get as set of answers as f(S) = {0, 1, 2} d)ƒ(x) = ⌊(x2+ 1)/3⌋ for every value from set S and put in the function ƒ(x) we get some answers that are written correspondingly as ordered pairs, f = {(-1, 0), (0, 0), (2, 1), (4, 5), (7, 16)} for ordered pair (-1,0) -1 is the value of x from S and 0 is the answer by putting x=-1 in function similar for all values of S we get as set of answers as f(S) = {0, 1, 5, 16}
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