Question 12 Marks
If $f: R \rightarrow R , f(x)=e^x$, then find -
(i) Set of images of R under $f$.
(ii) $\{f / f(y)=1\}$
(iii) Is $f(x+y)=f(x) \cdot f(y)$ is true?
(i) Set of images of R under $f$.
(ii) $\{f / f(y)=1\}$
(iii) Is $f(x+y)=f(x) \cdot f(y)$ is true?
Answer
View full question & answer→$\text {(i)}\quad \because e^x$ is a positive real number, $\forall ~x \in R$
$\therefore \quad f(x)=e^x$ is a positive real number $\forall~ x \in R$
For each positive real number $x,$
$ f(\log x)=e^{\log _e x}=x $
So, set $f$ images of R under $f$ is $R ^{+}$i.e. set of positive real numbers.
$\begin{aligned}\text {(ii)}\therefore\quad f(y)=1 & \quad \Rightarrow e^y=1=e^0 \\ \Rightarrow e^y=e^0 &\quad \Rightarrow y=0\end{aligned}$
$\quad\quad\therefore \quad\{y / f(y)=1\}=\{0\}$
$\begin{aligned}\text {(iii)} \because \quad f(x+y) & =e^{x+y}=e^x \cdot e^y \quad \forall x, y \in R \\ \quad f(x+y) & =f(x) \cdot f(y) \\ \therefore \quad f(x+y) & =f(x) \cdot f(y) \text { is true. }\end{aligned}$
$\therefore \quad f(x)=e^x$ is a positive real number $\forall~ x \in R$
For each positive real number $x,$
$ f(\log x)=e^{\log _e x}=x $
So, set $f$ images of R under $f$ is $R ^{+}$i.e. set of positive real numbers.
$\begin{aligned}\text {(ii)}\therefore\quad f(y)=1 & \quad \Rightarrow e^y=1=e^0 \\ \Rightarrow e^y=e^0 &\quad \Rightarrow y=0\end{aligned}$
$\quad\quad\therefore \quad\{y / f(y)=1\}=\{0\}$
$\begin{aligned}\text {(iii)} \because \quad f(x+y) & =e^{x+y}=e^x \cdot e^y \quad \forall x, y \in R \\ \quad f(x+y) & =f(x) \cdot f(y) \\ \therefore \quad f(x+y) & =f(x) \cdot f(y) \text { is true. }\end{aligned}$

