Injectivity and Imdepotency implies Surjectivity

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This question stem from Natural Deduction (FeedBack). The reason why I think it is justifiable to open this up as a separate question is that I am now considering other measures to show it, possibly using the completeness theorem. As stated, my goal is to show:

Injectivity and idempotency implies surjectivity.

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As Peter pointed out, the modus pones step is invalid. However, I have great difficulties in finding a way to use the given information in such a way that I can show surjectivity, at least formally. I think I understand it, informally. The imdepotence property restricts (possibly shrinks) the range of the injective function so as it is of the same cardinality as the domain.

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The only injective idempotent function $f:X\to X$ is the identity function. Proof: For any $x\in X$, idempotence gives us $f(f(x))=f(x)$. Now apply injectivity (with $f(x)$ in the role of $y$) to infer that $f(x)=x$.