Theory A quadratic ax2+bx+cax^2+bx+cax2+bx+c over R\mathbb{R}R is not one-to-one on all R\mathbb{R}R (unless domain is restricted). To test surjectivity, solve g(x)=yg(x)=yg(x)=y and check if real solutions exist for all yyy. For a quadratic, this comes down to discriminant Δ≥0\Delta\ge 0Δ≥0.