Match the following in List-I and List-II, for a function \(𝑓\) :…

2018

Match the following inΒ List-IΒ andΒ List-II, for a functionΒ \(𝑓\)Β :

\(\begin{array}{clcl} \text{} & \textbf{List-I} & & \textbf{List-II} \\ \text{(a)} & \text{$\forall \: x \: \forall \: y \: (f(x)=f(y) \rightarrow x=y)$} & \text{(i)} & \text{Constant} \\ \text{(b)} & \text{$\forall \: y \: \exists \: x \: (f(x) =y)$} & \text{(ii)} & \text{Injective} \\ \text{(c)} & \text{$\forall \: x \: f(x)=k$} & \text{(iii)} &\text{Surjective} \\ \end{array}\)

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  1. A.

    (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii)

  2. B.

    (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i)

  3. C.

    (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii)

  4. D.

    (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i)

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Correct answer: D

Correct matching: (a) is Injective, (b) is Surjective, (c) is Constant.

  • For (a): The statement is βˆ€x βˆ€y (f(x)=f(y) β†’ x=y). This means that whenever two outputs are equal the corresponding inputs must be equal, which is the definition of injective (one-to-one).

  • For (b): The statement is βˆ€y βˆƒx (f(x)=y). This means every element y of the codomain has at least one preimage x in the domain, which is the definition of surjective (onto).

  • For (c): The statement is βˆ€x f(x)=k for some fixed k. This says the function assigns the same value k to every input, which defines a constant function.

Therefore the correct correspondence is: (a) β†’ Injective, (b) β†’ Surjective, (c) β†’ Constant. Other matchings fail because they swap these definitions.

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