Representation of Functions

Suppose a printing machine prints 100 lines at the start and gradually
increases its printing speed by 15 lines per sec. The printing speed does
not count for any fraction of seconds. The representation of this
statement can vary but the result will be the same. In this section, we
will learn about the various representations of functions which will
show the relationship between two elements of sets.

Representation of Functions
The function is the connection or the link between two sets and can be
represented in different ways. Consider the above example of the
printing machine. The function that shows the relationship between the
numbers of seconds (x) and the numbers of lines printed (y). We are
quite familiar with functions and now we will learn how to represent
them.

Algebraic Representation
Here, we will represent the function by a simple algebraic equation
which is: f(x) = y = 100 + 15(x). For different values of x, the values of
y (= f(x)) change accordingly. What if, one wants to know about the
numbers of lines printed by the machine in 15 seconds? Simple,
Numbers of words printed = y = 100 + 15 (15) = 325.

Table Representation
In this method, we represent the relationship in the form of a table. For
each value of x (input), there is one and only one value of y (output).
The table representation of the problem: