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Goal:
1.Define Function
2.Determine whether a given
equation or graph is a function not.
Definitions
Relation - Any set of ordered pairs
y= x x= 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
x x x x
Vertical Line Test - Functions
y y y y
x x x x
x x x x
Vertical Line Test - Functions
y y y y
x x x x
x x x x
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Output Values Input
Value
Output Value
Evaluating the Function f(x)
15
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
0 3 x
1 2
2 1
3 0