Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0-49539-132-8
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Chapter 7 - Functions - Exercise Set 7.2 - Page 414: 18

Answer

f is one-to-one

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\frac{x+1}{x-1}\\ A\,function\,\,f: \mathbb{R}-\left \{ 1 \right \} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}-\left \{ 1 \right \} \,is\,\,one-to-one\,\Leftrightarrow \\ \forall \,\,x_{1}\,and\,x_{2}\,\,in\,\,\mathbb{R}-\left \{ 1 \right \} \,\,if\, f(x_{1}) = f(x_{2})\,\,then\,x_{1} = x_{2}.\\ let\,f(x_{1})=f(x_{2})\\ \Rightarrow \frac{x_{1}+1}{x_{1}-1}=\frac{x_{2}+1}{x_{2}-1}\\ \Rightarrow (x_{1}+1)(x_{2}-1)=(x_{2}+1)(x_{1}-1)\\ \Rightarrow x_{2}x_{1}-x_{1}+x_{2}-1=x_{2}x_{1}-x_{2}+x_{1}-1\\ \Rightarrow x_{2}-x_{1}=x_{1}-x_{2}\\ \Rightarrow 2x_{1}=2x_{2}\\ \Rightarrow x_{1}=x_{2}\\ therefore\,f\,is\,one-to-one $
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