Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Relations and Functions

Question:

The function $f : [0, ∞) → R$ given by $f(x) =\frac{x}{x+1}$, is

Options:

one-one and onto

one-one but not onto

onto but not one-one

neither one-one nor onto

Correct Answer:

one-one but not onto

Explanation:

We have,

$f(x) =\frac{x}{x+1}=1-\frac{1}{1+x}$

Let $x, y ∈ R$ be such that $f(x) = f(y)$. Then,

$f(x) = f(y)$

$⇒1-\frac{1}{1+x}=1-\frac{1}{1+y}⇒1+x=1+y⇒x=y$

∴ f is one-one.

Clearly, f is not onto as f takes only values less than 1 i.e. Range f = (-∞, 1) ≠ co-domain of f.