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Show that a one-one function f : {1, 2, 3} → {1, 2, 3} must be onto.

Class 12, NCERT Chapter 1,  Example14


Since f is one-one,
three elements of {1, 2, 3} must be taken to 3 different elements of the co-domain {1, 2, 3} under f.
Hence, f has to be onto
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