Mathematical Immaturity

2.8 Exercises

In each of Exercises 13 through 20, a function $T: V_3 \rightarrow V_3$ is defined by the formula given for $T(x, y, z),$ where $(x, y, z)$ is an arbitrary point in $V_3.$ In each case, determine whether $T$ is one-to-one on $V_3.$ If it is, describe its range $T(V_3);$ for each point $(u, v, w)$ in $T(V_3),$ let $(x, y, z) = T^{-1}(u, v, w)$ and give formulas for determining $x,$ $y,$ and $z$ in terms of $u,$ $v,$ and $w.$

17.$\quad$ $T(x, y, z) = (x + 1, y + 1, z - 1).$

Solution. $\quad$ Let $A = (x, y, z)$ and $B = (p, q, r)$ be two points in $V_3.$ Then \begin{align*} T(A) &= (x + 1, y + 1, z - 1) \\ T(B) &= (p + 1, q + 1, r - 1) \end{align*} If $T(A) = T(B)$ then we have $x = p,$ $y = q,$ and $z = r.$ As such, $T(A) = T(B),$ implies $A = B,$ which means $T$ one-to-one on $V_3.$ The range of $T$ is $V_3,$ and for each point $(u, v, w)$ in $T(V_3),$ if we let $(x, y, z) = T^{-1}(u, v, w),$ we have the formulas \begin{align*} x &= u - 1, \quad y = v - 1,\quad z = w + 1. \quad \blacksquare \end{align*}