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Stanley_Marsh

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Help

Last edited by Stanley_Marsh (2007-04-17 09:13:16)

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Numbers are the essence of the Universe

Stanley_Marsh

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Registered: 2006-12-13

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Re: Help

I did

I must show that R(H)=R(F) ..don't know what to do then.

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Numbers are the essence of the Universe

JaneFairfax

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Registered: 2007-02-23

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Re: Help

You know how to show that two functions are equal? Two functions φ and ψ (having the same domain) are equal iff φ(x) = ψ(x) for all x in the domain.

Last edited by JaneFairfax (2007-04-17 10:20:35)

Ricky

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Re: Help

Jane's proof may seem at first to just be pushing things around.  But think about the reason underlying it.  We have a maps F, G, and H.  We can either compose H and G to create a new map first, and then compose this with F, or we can compose G and F first, and then compose this we H.  Does it matter what we do first?  Will it really change where things get sent?  In short, no, it doesn't matter.  Sending an element through one function at a time, versus sending it through the bijection, it all ends up in the same place. It's this fact that Jane's proof uses.

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Stanley_Marsh

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Registered: 2006-12-13

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Re: Help

I think I've got it , Thx guys~

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George,Y

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Re: Help

No, Jane provided the Standard reply to this question, which you will see in any textbook.

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