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If A = {1, 2, 3}, show that a onto function f : A → A must be one-one.



Answer -

Suppose f is not one-one.
Then, there exists two elements, say 1 and 2 in the domain whose image in the co-domain is same.
Also, the image of 3 under f can be only one element.
Therefore, the range set can have at most two elements of the co-domain {1, 2, 3}
i.e f is not an onto function,  a contradiction.
Hence, f must be one-one.

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