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Determine Algebraically Whether the Following Function Is One-To-One x5,x5| x - 5 | , \quad x \leq 5

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Determine algebraically whether the following function is one-to-one.
x5,x5| x - 5 | , \quad x \leq 5
a5=b5| a - 5 | = | b - 5 |


A)
5a=5b; one-to-one a=ba=b\begin{aligned}5 - a & = 5 - b \quad ; \text { one-to-one } \\- a & = - b \quad \\a & = b\end{aligned}
a5=b5| a - 5 | = | b - 5 |

B) a5=b5| a - 5 | = | b - 5 |
a5=b5a=b one-to-one a=b\begin{aligned} | a | - 5 & = | b | - 5 \\ | a | & = | b | \quad \text { one-to-one } \\ a & = b \end{aligned}

C) a5=b5| a - 5 | = | b - 5 |

a+5=5b; not one-to-one a=b\begin{aligned}a + 5 & = 5 - b \quad ; \text { not one-to-one } \\a & = - b\end{aligned}

D) a5=b5| a - 5 | = | b - 5 |
5a=5+b; not one-to-one a=b\begin{aligned} \\ | - 5 | - a & = | - 5 | + b ; \text { not one-to-one } \\ - a & = b \end{aligned}

E) a5=b5| a - 5 | = | b - 5 |
5a=5b; one-to-one a=ba=b\begin{aligned}| - 5 | - a & = | - 5 | - b ; \text { one-to-one } \\- a & = - b \\a & = b\end{aligned}

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