r/mathshelp • u/hectorrm • 4h ago
Mathematical Concepts Real Analysis doubt (Bartle & Sherbert)
Hello guys. I have a doubt trying to solve this problem:
"Let f,g be functions such that (gof)(x) = x for all x in the Domain of f and (fog)(y) = y for all y in the domain of f. Prove that g= f^-1."
This is the 24th problem in section 1.1 of Bartle & Sherbert's intro to real analysis (if you want a little more info about the problem).
I got stucked and looked upon the solutions for a hint.
I understoos nearly all the process but I don't quite get the end of the proof.
First, I proved that (gof) is injective, so I can use the fact that f is injective, and I also proved that (fog) is surjective to use that g is surjective.
The part that I didn't get was to see that f: Dom(f) --> Dom(g) is bijective and therefore g=f^-1.
How can I know that f: Dom(f) --> Dom(g) ?