LESSON 1: REPRESENTATION OF FUNCTION
Relation – set of ordered pairs (x,y)
(1,3) (4,-1) (A,B)
Domain – set of first coordinates or x-values
(1, 4, A)
Range – set of second coordinates or y-values
(3, -1, B)
Function – domain corresponds to exactly one range. (one to one)
(domain doesn’t repeat) – function
(domain repeats) – not function
Vertical Line Test – simplest way of determining whether a graph represents a function.
- Graph only hits the line once – function
- Twice – not function
Functions Represented in 4 ways
1. Table of Values
2. Ordered Pairs/Mapping Diagram
3. Graph
4. Equation
“All functions are Relations but not all Relations are Functions”
Representation and Evaluation of Function
1) Linear Function
a. Highest degree is 1 – line
b. f(x) = mx+b
c. m & b are real numbers
2) Quadratic Function
a. Highest degree is 2 - parabola
b. f(x) = ax2+bx+c
c. a,b,c are real numbers
d. Parabola Graph
i. a>0 U-minimum
ii. a<0 – upside down U – maximum
3) Constant Function
a. f(x) = mx+b
b. where m is 0, and b is any real numbers
c. Thus
i. > y = 7
ii. > y = -4
4) Identity Function
a. If f(x) = mx+b, where m=1 and b=0
b. Thus
i. > f(x) = x
ii. > y = x
5) Absolute Value Function
a. Function f is an absolute value function if for all real number x,
b. y = |x|
c. - not one-to-one
6) Piecewise or Compound Function
a. Function defined by multiple subfunctions, applies to a certain interval of the main
function’s domain.
b. Two results
c. Independent results
7) One-to-One Function
a. One domain is to one range
Horizontal Line Test – does not intersect two or more points = one-to-one
LESSON 2: EVALUATING FUNCTIONS
Evaluation of Functions – it is the process of getting the value with the number assigned.
To evaluate a function, we;
a. Substitute the variables with the assigned value
b. Perform the operations in the expression using the correct order of operations.
LESSON 3: OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS
Addition and Subtractions of Polynomials
Addition – write the sum and combine like terms
Subtraction – multiple the negative sign to the right side and combine like terms.
Multiplications of Polynomials
Law of Exponents
- To multiply a polynomial by a monomial, multiply each term of the polynomial by the monomial.
- FOIL method
Operations on Functions
Composite of Functions (fog) (gof)
- The composition of function f with g is denoted by f o g and is defined by the equation :
Tas sa isa po is – g o f(x) = g(f(x)) - :P
Inverse of Functions - Reversing the process performed by any function f(x) is called inverse of f(x).
- A function has an inverse only and only if it is one to one.
Property – the two functions f and g are inverses of each other if
Example :
Rational Functions
Rational Expression – ratio of two polynomials
Rational Equation
2/x – 3/2x = 1/5
Rational Inequalities
5/x-3 ≤ 2/x
Rational Function
f(x) = x2+2x+3/x+1 or y = x2+2x+3/x+1