Hint for Section 7.3 Question 5

5. Recall that a function f is onto if, and only if, for every element y in the co-domain, there exists an element x in the domain such that f(x) = y. To show that a function f: Ximplies.jpg (563 bytes)Y is onto, you usually suppose that y is any element of Y and show that there is an element x of X with f(x) = y.

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