Vector Calculus Question (I don't understand)

In summary: So, in this case, the one-to-one correspondence is between the interval [0,3] and the square [0,4], because the graph of T(u, v) is a straight line on this portion of the parabola.
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Homework Statement



Let D* = [0,1]x[0,1] and define T on D* by T(u,v)=(-u^2+4u, v). Find the image D. Is T one-to one

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The Attempt at a Solution



I have no idea... I don't know how to do it.
The solution is [0,3] x [0,1]... yes it is one to one.
am I supposed to say det A does not equal zero or use the u=u' v=v' approach?
and... how do I find D? i don't know how to go about this.
Could someone give me a similar example and solve that?
 
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der.physika said:

Homework Statement



Let D* = [0,1]x[0,1] and define T on D* by T(u,v)=(-u^2+4u, v). Find the image D. Is T one-to one

Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



I have no idea... I don't know how to do it.
The solution is [0,3] x [0,1]... yes it is one to one.
am I supposed to say det A does not equal zero or use the u=u' v=v' approach?
and... how do I find D? i don't know how to go about this.
Could someone give me a similar example and solve that?
This seems pretty straightforward to me, as the image vector doesn't have u and v tangled together. For fixed u, T maps v to v. For fixed v, T maps u to -u^2 + 4u, and this graph is a parabola.

This is kind of a simple-minded way to look at this problem, but I think it will work.
 
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Mark44 said:
This seems pretty straightforward to me, as the image vector doesn't have u and v tangled together. For fixed u, T maps v to v. For fixed v, T maps u to -u^2 + 4u, and this graph is a parabola.

This is kind of a simple-minded way to look at this problem, but I think it will work.

Okay... so I took your advice.

so I thought about what you said

so T(u,v) maps u => -u^2 + 4u
and v to v

so for u [0,1] is the interval... so that means [0, -1+4] = [0,3]

for v [0,1] goes to [0,1]

[0,3] x [0,1] so that means... it maps the square into a rectangle.

But... how do I show that the mapping is one-to one??
 
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Let's call the outputs (w, z), so that T(u, v) = (w, z), with w = -u2 + 4u and z = v. Show that (w1, z1) = (w2, z2) ==> (u1, v1) = (u2, v2).

It's also helpful to look at the portion of the parabola for which 0 <= u <= 1. Quadratic functions aren't normally one-to-one, but if the domain is limited in the right way, the limit domain version can be one-to-one.
 

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