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Question

For a function to be invertible it has to be

• A. one to one  
• B. onto  
• C. both one to one and onto
• D. none
   

Answer 1

A function is Invertible iff it is Bijection because if suppose f:A->B that means "every" element in A has an image in B ie there is no element in A which doesnot have any mapping.(multiple elements of A can have same image in B.)

Now suppose g:B->A that means every element in B has a image in A(multiple elements of B can have same image in A.)

Now,

If we say g is inverse of f than

number of elements in A and B must be same and has unique image ie it must be Bijection.

Hope it helps..!

For a function to be invertible it has to be both one to one and onto i.e. Bijection.

Answer 2

For a function to be invertible it has to be both one to one and onto i.e. Bijection.