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Justify each option

a)f and g are injection then gof is injection

b) f and g are surjection then gof is surjection

c) gof is onetoone then f is one to one

d) gof is on to then g is onto

How to solve this knd of problems in general ? Could someone explain it using simple english taking terms like domain and co-domain . instead of mathematical statements

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consider below figures

f:A-->B     g: B--->C

gof:A--->C

 your 3rd  QUESTION

now consider fig-1 

A ={1,2,3}  also called as domian..for f:A-->B 

B= {5,6,7}  also co-domain 

range/image of A={5,6}

in which f is not injection and g is injection let's check 

gof is injection or not...g(f(1))-->g(5)-->8

g(f(2))-->g(6)-->9

g(f(3))-->g(6)-->9

gof:(1,8)(2,9)(3,9)  is not injection..coz 2,3 both maps to 9... so by contradiction.. if gof is injection..then f is also injection..

now your FIRST QUESTION consider fig-3

in which f is injection and g is  injection let's check 

A ={1,2,3}  also called as domian..for f:A-->B 

B= {5,6,7}  also co-domain 

range/image of A={5,6,7}

gof is injection or not...g(f(1))-->g(5)-->8

g(f(2))-->g(6)-->9

g(f(2))-->g(6)-->9

g(f(3))-->g(7)-->10

gof:(1,8)(2,9)(3,10)  is  injection...as all r one to one

now for surjection...

your 2nd question..

consider fig-3
in which f is surjection and g is surjection let's check 

gof is surjection or not...g(f(1))-->g(5)-->8

g(f(2))-->g(6)-->9

g(f(3))-->g(7)-->10

gof:(1,8)(2,9)(3,10)  is surjection...as no element in C is hanging.(alone)..

now your last question...

consider fig-2 

in which A ={1,2}  also called as domian..for f:A-->B 

B= {5,6,7}  also co-domain

range/image of A={5,6}

now in the above fig f is not onto ,but g is onto ..let's check gof is onto or not

.g(f(1))-->g(5)-->8

g(f(2))-->g(6)-->9

gof:(1,8)(2,9) is surjection...as no element in C is hanging.(alone)...we can say for gof to be true... g has to be true..no matters what is the value of  'f'  ...it can be onto or not onto...

 

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