Which one of the following functions is not one-one?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
We have,
$f(x) = x^2 + 2x, x ∈ (-1, ∞)$
$⇒f'(x)=2(x+1)>0$ for all $x ∈(-1,∞)$
⇒ f(x) is one-one.
It is given that $g(x) = e^{x^3-3x+2}, x ∈(1,∞)$
$∴g'(x)=e^{x^3-3x+2} × 3 (x^2-1) > 0$ for all $x ∈(1,∞)$
⇒ g(x) is one-one.
We have,
$⇒ h(x) = 2^{x(x-1)}$
$⇒ h' (x) = 2^{x (x-1)} (2x-1)$
$⇒h' (x) > 0$ for all $x >\frac{1}{2}$ and $h' (x) <0$ for all $x <\frac{1}{2}$
⇒ h(x) is not one-one.
$∵\phi(x)=\frac{x^2}{x^2+1}$ for all $x ∈ (-∞, 0)$
$∴\phi'(x)=\frac{(x^2+1)2x-x^2×2x}{(x^2+1)^2}$
$⇒f'(x)=\frac{2x}{(x^2+1)^2}<0$ for all $x∈ (-∞, 0)$
$⇒\phi(x)$ is one-one.