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#1 2021-12-08 01:45:59

ziabing
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Registered: 2021-09-18
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Surjective function with two variables

Hello everyone,

How can I prove that the following function is surjective?

f(a, b) = a/b         for (a, b) in ZxZ*

Many thanks.

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#2 2021-12-08 22:14:29

Bob
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Re: Surjective function with two variables

hi ziabing

So  f maps from  ZxZ* onto what? If the codomain is the reals then f isn't surjective as there are real numbers that are not fractions.  For this question to make sense you have to be told the codomain.

Bob


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