Let f be a function from Z×Z to Z×Z (that is, f maps pairs of integers to pairs of integers) given by f (x, y) = (x + y, xy). Is f one-to-one? onto? Prove or give a counterexample

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Let f be a function from Z×Z to Z×Z (that is, f maps pairs of integers to pairs of integers) given by f (x, y) = (x + y, xy). Is f one-to-one? onto? Prove or give a counterexample

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