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Types of Function

This document defines and provides examples of different types of functions: - A function maps each element of set A to one and only one element of set B. - One-to-one functions map each element of A to a distinct element of B. Many-to-one functions map two or more elements of A to the same element of B. - Onto (surjective) functions map every element of B to at least one element of A. Bijective functions are both one-to-one and onto.

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Types of Function

This document defines and provides examples of different types of functions: - A function maps each element of set A to one and only one element of set B. - One-to-one functions map each element of A to a distinct element of B. Many-to-one functions map two or more elements of A to the same element of B. - Onto (surjective) functions map every element of B to at least one element of A. Bijective functions are both one-to-one and onto.

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General Mathematics

Functions

We can define a function as a special relation


which maps each element of set A with one and
only one element of set B. Both the sets A and
B must be non-empty. A function defines a
particular output for a particular input. Hence,
f: A → B is a function such that for a ∈ A there
is a unique element b ∈ B such that (a, b) ∈ f
 A function f: A → B is One to One if for each element
of A there is a distinct element of B. It is also known as
Injective. Consider if a1 ∈ A and a2 ∈ B, f is defined as
f: A → B such that f (a1) = f (a2)
 It is a function which maps two or more
elements of A to the same element of set B.
Two or more elements of A have the same
image in B.
 If there exists a function for which every
element of set B there is (are) pre-image(s) in
set A, it is Onto Function. Onto is also
referred as Surjective Function.


 A function, f is One – One and Onto or Bijective if the
function f is both One to One and Onto function. In other
words, the function f associates each element of A with a
distinct element of B and every element of B has a pre-image
in A.
Let R be the set of real numbers. If the function f: R→R is
defined as f(x) = y = x, for x ∈ R, then the function is known as
Identity function. The domain and the range being R. The graph
is always a straight line and passes through the origin.
 If the function f: R→R is defined as f(x) = y = c, for x ∈ R
and c is a constant in R, then such function is known as
Constant function. The domain of the function f is Rand its
range is a constant, c. Plotting a graph, we find a straight line
parallel to the x-axis.
 A polynomial function is defined by y =a0 + a1x + a2x2 + … +
anxn, where n is a non-negative integer and a0, a1, a2,…, n ∈ R.
The highest power in the expression is the degree of the
polynomial function. Polynomial functions are further
classified based on their degrees:
 Constant Function: If the degree is zero, the
polynomial function is a constant function
(explained above).

 Linear Function: The polynomial function with


degree one. Such as y = x + 1 or y = x or y =
2x – 5 etc. Taking into consideration, y = x –
6. The domain and the range are R. The
graph is always a straight line.
 If the degree of the polynomial function is two, then it is a
quadratic function. It is expressed as f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where
a ≠ 0 and a, b, c are constant & x is a variable. The domain and
the range are R. The graphical representation of a quadratic
function say, f(x) = x2 – 4 is
 A cubic polynomial function is a polynomial of degree three
and can be denoted by f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx +d, where a ≠ 0
and a, b, c, and d are constant & x is a variable. Graph for f(x)
= y = x3 – 5. The domain and the range are R.
 A rational function is any function which can be represented
by a rational fraction say, f(x)/g(x) in which numerator, f(x)
and denominator, g(x) are polynomial functions of x, where
g(x) ≠ 0. Let a function f: R → R is defined say, f(x) = 1/(x +
2.5). The domain and the range are R. The Graphical
representation shows asymptotes, the curves which seem to
touch the axes-lines.

 The absolute value of any number, c is represented in the form
of |c|. If any function f: R→ R is defined by f(x) = |x|, it is
known as Modulus Function. For each non-negative value of
x, f(x) = x and for each negative value of x, f(x) = -x, i.e.,
 f(x) = {x, if x ≥ 0; – x, if x < 0.
 A function f: R→ R defined by
 f(x) = { 1, if x > 0; 0, if x = 0; -1, if x < 0
 Signum or the sign function extracts the sign of the real
number and is also known as step function.
 If a function f: R→ R is defined by f(x) = [x], x ∈ X. It round-
off to the real number to the integer less than the number.
Suppose, the given interval is in the form of (k, k+1), the value
of greatest integer function is k which is an integer. For
example: [-21] = 21, [5.12] = 5. The graphical representation
is
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