[Math] How to prove that $1-\sin(x)$ is one-to-one or not

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I'm currently at the very beginning of my calculus course and I've run into an immediate issue in that I'm not entirely sure how to verify when a function is one-to-one. I know that they're considered one-to-one if $f(x)=f(y)$ when $y=x$, but when I apply this to $f(x)=1-\sin(x)$, the function appears as one-to-one even though I know it isn't unless the domain is restricted.

My work thus far is as follows:

Verify if $f(x)=1-\sin(x)$ is one-to-one

$f(a)=1-\sin(a)$ ;
$f(b)=1-\sin(b)$

$\Rightarrow1-\sin(a)=1-\sin(b)$

$\Rightarrow-\sin(a)=-\sin(b) \rightarrow \sin(a)=\sin(b)$

$\Rightarrow \arcsin(\sin(a))=\arcsin(\sin(b) \rightarrow a=b $

I know I'm doing something wrong, likely with the use of arcsin, but I'm not entirely sure.

Best Answer

$f$ is not one-to one:

$f(x)=f(x +2 \pi)$.

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