Properties of Functions

Find the intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, and

constant, if any.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Use the graph to determine each of the following.

7. a. the domain b. the range
c. the x-intercepts d. the y-intercept
e. intervals on which the function is increasing
f. intervals on which the function is decreasing
g. intervals on which the function is constant
h. the number at which the function has a
relative minimum
i. the relative minimum of the function
j. f (3)

8. a. the domain b. the range

c. the x-intercepts d. the y-intercept
e. intervals on which the function is increasing
f. intervals on which the function is decreasing
g. values of x for which f ( x)  0
h. the number at which the function has a
relative maximum
i. the relative maximum of the function
j. f (3)
k. values of x for which f ( x)  0
 Properties of Functions

9. a. the domain
b. the range
c. the zeros
d. f (0)
e. intervals on which the function is increasing
f. intervals on which the function is decreasing
g. values of x for which f ( x)  0
h. the number at which the function has a
relative maximum
i. the relative maximum of the function
j. values of x for which f ( x)  3

Evaluate each piecewise function at the given values.

3x  5 if x  0  x  3 if x  3
10. f ( x)   11. f ( x)  
4 x  7 if x  0 ( x  3) if x  3
a. f (2) b. f (3) c. f (0) a. f (0) b. f (6) c. f (3)

 x2  9
 if x  3
12. f ( x )   x3
 6 if x  3

a. f (5) b. f (0) c. f (3)
f ( x  h)  f ( x )
The difference quotient is defined by: ,h  0
h
Find the difference quotient of the following functions:

13. f ( x)  4 x 17. f ( x)  2 x 2  x  1
14. f ( x)  3x  7 18. f ( x)   x2  2 x  4
15. f ( x)  x 2
19. f ( x)  2 x 2  5 x  7
16. f ( x)  x2  4 x  3 20. f ( x)  2 x2  x  3

Determine, algebraically, whether each function is even, odd or neither:

21. f ( x )  x 3  x
22. f ( x )  x 2  x
23. f ( x)  x2  x4
24. f ( x)  x2  x4  1
25. f ( x)  2 x3  6 x5
 Properties of Functions-Answers

1. Increasing: 1,   9. a. Domain  ( , 3]

Decreasing:  ,1 b. Range  ( , 4]
c. (3,0) and (3,0)
2. Increasing:  1,  
d. f (0)  3
3. Decreasing:  4, 5 
e.  ,1
4. Increasing:  , 1
f. (1,3)
Constant:  1,  
g. (, 3]
5. Increasing:  3, 1  (1, 3) h. x 1
Decreasing:  1,1  (3, 5) i. y4
6. Increasing:  2, 4  j. x  0, 2
Constant:  , 2   (4,  )
10. a. f (2)  1
7. a. Domain   ,   b. f (3)  19
b. Range  [ 4,  ) c. f (0)  7
c. (1,0) and (7, 0)
d. (0, 4) 11. a. f (0)  3
e. (4, ) b. f (6)  3
f. (0, 4) c. f (3)  0
g. (,0)
h. x4 12. a. f (5)  8
i. y  4 b. f (0)  3
j. f (3)  4 c. f (3)  6

8. a. Domain   ,   13. 4

b. Range  ( , 4] 14. 3
c. (4,0) and (4,0) 15. 2x  h
d. (0,1) 16. 2 x  h  4
17. 4 x  2h  1
e.  , 2   (1,3)
18. 2 x  h  2
f.  2,1  (3,  ) 19. 4 x  2 h  5
g. (, 4]  [4, ) 20. 4 x  2 h  1
h. x   2, 3 21. odd
i. y  4, y  2 22. neither
23. even
j. f (3)  3
24. even
k. x  4, 4 25. odd