Functions Question 493

Question: Let $ f :\{ x,y,z \} \to \{ 1,2,3 \} $ be a one-one mapping such that only one of the following three statements is true and remaining two are false: $ f(x)\ne 2,f(y)=2,f(z)\ne 1 $ , then

Options:

A) $ f(x)\gt f(y)\gt f(z) $

B) $ f(x)\lt f(y)\lt f(z) $

C) $ f(y)\lt f(x)\lt f(z) $

D) $ f(y)\lt f(z)\lt f(x) $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] Let $ f(x)\ne 2 $ be true and $ f(y)=2,f(z)\ne 1 $ are False
$ \Rightarrow f(x)\ne 2,f(y)\ne 2,f(z)=1 $
$ \Rightarrow f(x)=3,f(y)=3,f(z)=1 $ but then function is many one, similarly to other cases.