Images Preserve Inclusions

Images Preserve Inclusions

For f:XY and A1,A2X

A1A2f(A1)f(A2)
Proof

Let yf(A1). Therefore, there exists an xA1 such that f(x)=y. Such an x is also in A2 by assumption. Therefore there exists an xA2 such that f(x)=y, which means yf(A2).