MATHEMATICS · Single correct · AP · AP Precalculus · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Problem
Let f:R∖{1}→R be defined by f(x)=x−12x. Choose the correct statement about the surjectivity of f.
(a) f is not onto, because y=0 has no pre-image in R∖{1}.
(b) f is not onto, because y=2 has no pre-image in R∖{1}.
(c) f is onto R.
(d) f is not onto, because y=1 has no pre-image in R∖{1}.