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Standard XII
Mathematics
Integration by Partial Fractions
Let f:[-1, ∞ ...
Question
Let f : [−1, ∞) → [−1, ∞) be given by f(x) = (x + 1)
2
− 1, x ≥ −1. Show that f is invertible. Also, find the set S = {x : f(x) = f
−1
(x)}.
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Solution
Injectivity
:
Let
x
and
y
∈
[
-
1
,
∞
)
,
such
that
f
x
=
f
y
⇒
x
+
1
2
-
1
=
y
+
1
2
-
1
⇒
x
+
1
2
=
y
+
1
2
⇒
x
+
1
=
y
+
1
⇒
x
=
y
So
,
f
is
a
injection
.
Surjectivity
:
Let
y
∈
[
-
1
,
∞
)
.
Then
,
f
x
=
y
⇒
x
+
1
2
-
1
=
y
⇒
x
+
1
=
y
+
1
⇒
x
=
y
+
1
-
1
Clearly
,
x
=
y
+
1
-
1
is
real
for
all
y
≥
-
1
.
Thus
,
every
element
y
∈
[
-
1
,
∞
)
has
its
pre
-
image
x
∈
[
-
1
,
∞
)
given
by
x
=
y
+
1
-
1
.
⇒
f
is
a
surjection
.
So
,
f
is
a
bijection
.
Hence
,
f
is
invertible
.
Let
f
-
1
x
=
y
.
.
.
(
1
)
⇒
f
y
=
x
⇒
y
+
1
2
-
1
=
x
⇒
y
+
1
2
=
x
+
1
⇒
y
+
1
=
x
+
1
⇒
y
=
±
x
+
1
-
1
⇒
f
-
1
x
=
±
x
+
1
-
1
[
from
1
]
f
x
=
f
-
1
x
⇒
x
+
1
2
-
1
=
±
x
+
1
-
1
⇒
x
+
1
2
=
±
x
+
1
⇒
x
+
1
4
=
x
+
1
⇒
x
+
1
x
+
1
3
-
1
=
0
⇒
x
+
1
=
0
or
x
+
1
3
-
=
0
⇒
x
=
-
1
or
x
+
1
3
=1
⇒
x
=
-
1
or
x
+1=1
⇒
x
=
-
1
or x=0
⇒
S
=
0
,
-
1
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