4.
8 Functions and
Relations
Goal: Decide whether a relation is a
function and use function notation
Definitions
Relation - Any set of ordered pairs
Function -A type of relation
where there is exactly one
output for every input. For
every x there is exactly one y.
x y x y
1 6 1 6
2 7 2 7
Not a Function Function
y = 2x
x-y chart mapping
xy input output
-2 -4 -2 -4
-1 -2 -1 -2
0 0
00 1 2
12 2 4
24 Function
Determine whether the equation is a function.
y x x y
x y input output x y input output
-2 2 -2 0 2 -2 0 -2
-1 1 -1 1 -1 -1
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
Function Not a Function
Vertical Line Test - Functions
y y y y
x x x x
Function
y y y y
x x x x
Vertical Line Test - Functions
y y y y
x x x x
Function Function
y y y y
x x x x
Vertical Line Test - Functions
y y y y
x x x x
Function Function Not a
Function
y y y y
x x x x
Vertical Line Test - Functions
y y y y
x x x x
Function Function Not a Function
Function
y y y y
x x x x
Vertical Line Test - Functions
y y y y
x x x x
Function Function Not a Function
Function
y y y y
x x x x
Not a Function Not a Not a
Function Function Function
Tell whether the relation below is a function.
1) input output 3) y
0
1 x
Not a
5 Function
2 Function
3
2) x y 4) input output
-3 -1 -2 3
-3 0 4
Not a -1 Not a
-3 1 Function 5
0 Function
-3 2 6
Function Notation
y 2x 3 f (x) 2x 3
when x 1, y 5 f (1) 5
when x 2, y 7 f (2) 7
when x 3, y 9 f (3) 9
when x 4, y 11f (4) 11
f ( 4) 5
g(x) x 2
h(x) 3x 2
Evaluate the following.
1) g(4) 16 5) h(4) g(1)
10 1 11
2) h( 2) 8 6) h( 5) g( 2)
17 4 68
3) g( 3) 9 7) g h(3)
g(7) 49
4) h(5) 13 8) h g(2)
h(4) 10
Evaluate the function over the domain,
x = -1, x = 0, x = 2.
1) f (x) 4x
{4, 0, 8 }
2) g(x) 3x 9
{12, 9, 3 }
3) h(x) x 1
2
{ 0, 1, 3 }
Graph the linear function.
f (x) x 3 f(x)
x f (x)
-3 6
-2 5
-1 4
x
0 3
1 2
2 1
3 0