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Prove or give a counterexample to the following:

a) if gof is injective and f is injective then g is injective
b) if gof is injective and g is injective then f is injective
c) if gof is surjective and f is surjective then g is surjective
d) if gof is surjective and g is surjective then f is surjective

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Final answer:

a) If gof is injective and f is injective, then g is injective. b) If gof is injective and g is injective, then f is injective. c) If gof is surjective and f is surjective, then g is surjective. d) If gof is surjective and g is surjective, then f is surjective.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Given that gof is injective and f is injective, we want to prove that g is injective. To do this, we assume that g is not injective and reach a contradiction. Since f is injective, for every element a and b in the domain A of f, if ab, then f(a)f(b). Now, if gof is injective, for every element a and b in the domain A of gof, if ab, then gof(a)gof(b). Since gof(a) = gof(b) = g(f(a)) = g(f(b)), if we assume that g is not injective, then there exist elements a and b in A such that f(a)f(b) but g(f(a)) = g(f(b)), which contradicts the fact that gof is injective. Therefore, if gof is injective and f is injective, then g is injective.

b) Given that gof is injective and g is injective, we want to prove that f is injective. To do this, we assume that f is not injective and reach a contradiction. Since gof is injective, for every element a and b in the domain A of gof, if ab, then gof(a)gof(b). Now, if g is injective, for every element a and b in the domain B of g, if ab, then g(a)g(b). Since gof(a) = gof(b) = g(f(a)) = g(f(b)), if we assume that f is not injective, then there exist elements a and b in B such that f(a)f(b) but g(f(a)) = g(f(b)), which contradicts the fact that gof is injective. Therefore, if gof is injective and g is injective, then f is injective.

c) Given that gof is surjective and f is surjective, we want to prove that g is surjective. To do this, we assume that g is not surjective and reach a contradiction. Since g is not surjective, there exists an element c in the codomain C of g such that there is no element a in the domain A of gof such that g(a) = c. Now, since f is surjective, for every element c in C, there exists an element b in the domain B of f such that f(b) = c. Let c be an element in C such that there is no element a in A satisfying g(a) = c. Since gof(a) = g(f(a)), when f(a) = b, gof(a) = g(f(a)) = g(b) = c. Therefore, we have found an element a in the domain A of gof such that gof(a) = c, which contradicts the fact that gof is surjective. Therefore, if gof is surjective and f is surjective, then g is surjective.

d) Given that gof is surjective and g is surjective, we want to prove that f is surjective. To do this, we assume that f is not surjective and reach a contradiction. Since f is not surjective, there exists an element b in the codomain B of f such that there is no element a in the domain A of gof satisfying f(a) = b. Now, since g is surjective, for every element b in B, there exists an element c in the codomain C of g such that g(c) = b. Let b be an element in B such that there is no element a in A satisfying f(a) = b. Since gof(a) = g(f(a)), when g(f(a)) = c, gof(a) = g(f(a)) = g(b) = c. Therefore, we have found an element a in the domain A of gof such that f(a) = b, which contradicts the fact that f is not surjective. Therefore, if gof is surjective and g is surjective, then f is surjective.

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