Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 7: Transcendental Functions - Section 7.1 - Inverse Functions and Their Derivatives - Exercises 7.1 - Page 374: 57

Answer

$f\circ g$ is also one-to-one. (see proof below)

Work Step by Step

If we take any two distinct values for x such that $x_{1}\neq x_{2},$ since $g$ is one-to-one, it follows that $g(x_{1})\neq g(x_{2}).$ Now, $g(x_{1})$ and$ g(x_{2})$ are two distinct values in the domain of f. Being different, it follows that $f[g(x_{1})]\neq f[g(x_{2})],$ because f is one-to-one. So, since $f\circ g $ is defined as $f(g(x))$, from $x_{1}\neq x_{2}$, it follows that $(f\circ g)(x_{1})\neq(f\circ g)(x_{2}),$ This means that $f\circ g$ is also one-to-one.
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