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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

EN MATH 1 – DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

Activity #1: Functions
Name: _ Course/Yr/Block: _

Intended Learning Outcome: To be able to identify and evaluate functions, construct a

functional notation and evaluate limits of a function.
Content/Topics: Functions
Directions: Solve the following problems on a clean sheet of paper. Show a complete solution
and write legibly. Use ballpens only.

Construct a functional notation on the following problems.

1. Express the volume of a cube as a function of the length of an edge.
2. A rectangular storage container with an open top and a square base has a volume of 8
cubic meters. Material for the base costs $5 per square meter and material for the sides $2
per square meter. Find a formula that expresses the total cost of materials as a function of
the length of a side of the base.
3. You want to paint the top of a circular table. Find a formula that expresses the amount of
paint required as a function of the radius.

Shown below is a set of ordered pairs (x,y) does it represent a function? Why? Why not?

4. (5, -8), (9, -5), (7, -5)

(5-7) Evaluate the following function:

If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥, find

5. 𝑓(−4)
6. 𝑓(𝑥 + 1) − 𝑓(𝑥 − 1)
7. 𝑓(𝑦2 + 1)

“I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.”

- Chinese Proverb

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