57. Let f: W → W be defined as f(n) = n − 1, if is odd and f(n) = n + 1, if n is even. Show that f is invertible. Find the inverse of f. Here, W is the set of all whole numbers.
57. Let f: W → W be defined as f(n) = n − 1, if is odd and f(n) = n + 1, if n is even. Show that f is invertible. Find the inverse of f. Here, W is the set of all whole numbers.
It is given that:
is defined as
One-one:
Let,
It can be observed that if n is odd and m is even, then we will have n-1=m+1.
However, the possibility of n being even and m being odd can also be ignored under a similar argument.
Both n and m must be either odd or even.
Now, if both n and m are odd, then
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R1 = { (1, 1) (1, 2), (1, 3)., (1, 20), (2, 2), (2, 4). (2, 20), (3, 3), (3, 6), . (3, 18),
(4, 4), (4, 8), . (4, 20), (5, 5), (5, 10), (5, 15), (5, 20), (6, 6), (6, 12), (6, 18), (7. 7),
(7, 14), (8, 8), (8, 16), (9, 9), (9, 18), (10, 10), (10, 20), (11, 11), (12, 12)


⇒ (y, x) ∈ R V (x, y) ∈ R
(x, y) ∈ R ⇒ 2x = 3y and (y, x) ∈ R ⇒ 3x = 2y
Which holds only for (0, 0)
Which does not belongs to R.
∴ Value of n = 0
f is increasing function
x < 5x < 7x

f (x) < f (5x) < f (7x)
->
Given f (k) =
Case I : If x is even then g (x) = x . (i)
Case II : If x is odd then g (x + 1) = x + 1 . (ii)
From (i) & (ii), g (x) = x, when x is even
So total no. of functions = 105 × 1 = 105
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