We have #f:RR->CC#*,#f(x)=cos(2xpi)+isin(2xpi)#.How to demonstrate that #f# is not surjective?

1 Answer
Apr 21, 2017

#f# maps all real numbers into the unit circle, so is not surjective onto #CC#.

Explanation:

Given:

#f(x) = cos(2xpi)+isin(2xpi)#

Note that:

#abs(f(x)) = sqrt(cos^2(2xpi)+sin^2(2xpi)) = sqrt(1) = 1#

So #f# maps any real number into the unit circle. So any number that is not on the unit circle is not in the range of #f#. So #f# is not a surjection onto #CC#.