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Relations & Functions · Question 93 of 125

Question 93

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On which of these domains is f(x)=x2−4xf(x) = x^{2} - 4x one-one?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. f(a)=f(b)f(a) = f(b) gives (a−b)(a+b−4)=0(a - b)(a + b - 4) = 0, so a repeat needs a+b=4a + b = 4 with a≠ba \ne b: two points on either side of 2.

  2. On [2,∞)[2, \infty), a+b=4a + b = 4 forces a=b=2a = b = 2: one-one. Each other domain holds such a pair: f(1)=f(3)=−3f(1) = f(3) = -3, f(0)=f(4)=0f(0) = f(4) = 0.

Worth noting

The graph of x2−4xx^{2} - 4x turns at x=2x = 2, not at 0, so [0,∞)[0, \infty) still holds 1 and 3, which share the value −3-3.

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Restricting the domain to make a function one-one
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