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Let f:XYf:X \rightarrow Y be a map and AXA\subseteq X. The preimage of AA under ff is the subset of XX defined as:
f1(A)={xX:f(x)A}.f^{-1}(A)=\{x\in X:f(x)\in A\}.

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  • On considère f:RRxx2\begin{array}{rcl} f : \mathbb{R} &\longrightarrow& \mathbb{R} \\ x &\longmapsto & x^{2} \end{array}. Déterminer les images réciproques suivantes :

    1. f1([0,1])f^{-1}([0, 1])
    2. f1([1,4]f^{-1}([1, 4])
    3. f1(R)f^{-1}(\mathbb{R_{-}})
    Open exerciseDifficulty 16/100 · 1 solution · 0 hints
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