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Suppose f1 and f2 are non-zero one-one functions from R to R. Is f1f2 necessarily one-one? Justify your answer. Here, f1f2:RR is given by f1f2 x=f1 xf2 x for all xR.

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We know that f1: R → R, given by f1(x)=x3 and f2(x)=x are one-one.
Injectivity of f1:
Let x and y be two elements in the domain R, such that
f1x=f2yx3=yx=y3RLet f1(x)=f1(y)x=y

So, f1 is one-one.

Injectivity of f2:
Let x and y be two elements in the domain R, such that
f2x=f2yx=y xR.Let f2(x)=f2(y)x=yx=y
So, f2 is one-one.

Proving f1f2is not one-one:
Given that f1f2x=f1xf2x=x3x=x2
Let x and y be two elements in the domain R, such that

f1f2x=f1f2yx2=y2x=±y
So, f1f2 is not one-one.

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