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Let f : X → Y and g : Y → Z be functions.

(i) Write down the de nition of the image of f and the composition g ∘ f.

(ii) What constraint must be imposed on X and the image of g in order for f ∘ g

to also be well-de ned? State the domain and co-domain of f ∘ g.

need help answering part two please show all details

in case im wrong here is what i believe part one to be

i believe the answer to part one is that the image of f is the set of value {f(x)|x∈X} i.e all the values that f(x) can take given the domain X.

and that the composition function is g ∘ f : X → Z such that g ∘ f(x)=g(f(x))

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You are right for part i)

    For part ii) you need only observe that g must make sense on the image of f, ie.

    image(f) is contained in the domain of g.

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