Check Function Type

Check Injective / Surjective

🎥 Video Explanation


📝 Question

Let \( f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} \),

\[ f(x)=6^x+6^{|x|} \]

  • A. one-one and onto
  • B. many-one and onto
  • C. one-one and into
  • D. many-one and into

✅ Solution

🔹 Step 1: Case-wise Form

Case 1: \(x \ge 0\)

\[ f(x)=6^x + 6^x = 2\cdot 6^x \]

Case 2: \(x < 0\)

\[ f(x)=6^x + 6^{-x} \]

🔹 Step 2: Check Injective

For \(x \ge 0\): increasing
For \(x < 0\): symmetric-type behavior

Example:

\[ f(1)=2\cdot6=12 \]

\[ f(-1)=\frac{1}{6}+6=\frac{37}{6} \]

Near zero:

\[ f(0)=2 \]

Function is not strictly monotonic ⇒ ❌ Not one-one

🔹 Step 3: Range

Minimum at \(x=0\):

\[ f(0)=2 \]

As \(x \to \infty\), \(f(x)\to \infty\)

Range: \[ [2,\infty) \]

🔹 Step 4: Check Onto

Codomain is \(\mathbb{R}\), but values < 2 not covered.

❌ Not onto

🔹 Final Answer

\[ \boxed{\text{Option D: many-one and into}} \]

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