l14 One To One Function
l14 One To One Function
FUNCTIONS
Study the sets carefully.
y2
x3
y3 Not a
Domain Range
function
Theorem Horizontal Line Test
If horizontal lines
intersect the graph of a
function f in at most one
point, then f is one-to-
one.
Use the graph to determine whether the
function is one-to-one.
Not one-to-one.
Use the graph to determine whether the
function is one-to-one.
One-to-one.
Examples:
1. Set A=(2,1),(3,4),(4,7),(5,10)
2.
3.
Explore
1. Look around your
classroom. Every student in
the class has a unique
thumb print and each
thumb print belongs to
exactly one person.
Explore
2. Now think about your
home during dinner time.
Every family member eats
his/her own food, and each
quantity of food belongs to
exactly one person.
Explore
3. In a medical clinic, each
patient is assigned a different
appointment slot and each slot
is assigned to only one patient.
The situations above are all
examples of one-to-one functions in
real life. Can you think of other
examples?
Try It!
Identify if the given shows one-to-
one function (✓) or not (χ).
1. {(2,1),(3,1),(4,1)}
Answer: χ. The element 1 of the
range is repeatedly paired with
the elements of the domain.
Try It!
Identify if the given shows one-to-
one function (✓) or not (χ).
2.
Answer: χ. The
elements −3 and −6 have both been
paired with 1, while −4 and −7 have
both been paired with 2.
Try It!
Identify if the given shows one-to-
one function (✓) or not (χ).
3. the students and their school
IDs
Answer:✓. Every student has only
one school ID and each school ID
belongs to only one student
Try It!
Identify if the given shows one-to-
one function (✓) or not (χ).
4. the cars in Metro Manila and
their license plate numbers
Joe
Samantha Laura
Anna Julie
Ian Hilary
Chelsea Barbara
George Sue
Humans Mothers
S: Social Security function IS
Joe 123456789
Samantha 223456789
Anna 333456789
Ian 433456789
Chelsea 533456789
George 633456789
Americans SSN
Is the function f below one – one?
1 10
2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
Key Point
A one-to-one function is
a set of ordered pairs
where each element of
the domain is paired with
only one element of the
range and vice versa.