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General Mathematics – 1st Quarter, Week 2:

Evaluating Functions
EXAMPLE 1 Evaluate the following functions at x = 4:
a) f(x) = 3x – 2
b) g(x) = 3x2 − 4x
c) h(x) = √ x + 4
d) r(x) = 2x2 + x − 1

Solution:
a. f(x) = 3x – 2 b. g(x) = 3x2 – 4x c. h(x) = √x + 4 d. r(x) = 2x2 + x – 1
f(4) = 3(4) – 2 g(x) = 3(4)2 – 4(4) h(x) = √4 + 4 r(x) = 2(4)2 + 4 – 1
f(4) = 12 – 2 g(x) = 3(16) – 16 h(x) = ±2 + 4 r(x) = 2(16) + 4 – 1
f(4) = 10 g(x) = 48 – 16 h(x) = 2+4=6 r(x) = 32 + 4 – 1
g(x) = 32 h(x) = -2 + 4 = 2 r(x) = 35

EXAMPLE 2 Evaluate these functions, where f and q are as defined in f(x) = 3x – 2

a) f (2x + 1) b) g (4x – 3)

Solution:
a. f (2x + 1) = 3x – 2 b. g (4x – 3) = 3x – 2
f (2x + 1) = 3(2x + 1) – 2 g (4x – 3) = 3(4x – 3) – 2
f (2x + 1) = 6x + 3 – 2 g (4x – 3) = 12x – 9 – 2
f (2x + 1) = 6x + 1 g (4x – 3) = 12x – 11

ACTIVITY 1: ACTIVITY 2:
Evaluate the following functions at x = 2. Evaluate the following functions at x = -2.

_______ 1. f(x) = 7x + 3 _______ 1. f(x) = 3x – 9

_______ 2. g(x) = 3x2 – 6x + 15 _______ 2. g(x) = 4x2 – 8x – 12

_______ 3. h(x) = √ 4 x +8 _______ 3. h(x) = -2x3 + 5x2 – 4x + 6

2 x +10 2 x−4
_______ 4. f(x) = _______ 4. f(x) =
10 x−13 3 x +5

_______ 5. g(x) = | x | + 3 _______ 5. g(x) = | x – 5 |

ACTIVITY 3:

Given f(x) = 2x2 + 11x – 12, solve the following:

_______ 1. f (-5)
_______ 2. f (-2)
_______ 3. f (0)
_______ 4. f (3)
_______ 5. f (4)