Functions

Goal:
1.Define Function
2.Determine whether a given
equation or graph is a function not.
 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
 The Magic Box
Consider a box that 14
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receives numbers in the
top
And alters them
somehow and sends a
(usually) different -33
number out the spout 1
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mathematical
For way of
each of the number
combinations, can you figure
talking about the
out the "rule" which alters the
"rule"
number? 12
 The Magic Box
Consider a box that
receives numbers in the
top
And alters them
somehow and sends a
(usually) different
number out the spout

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 Output Values Input
Value
Output Value
Evaluating the Function f(x)

Substitute the input value for Output

every instance of the independent
variable in the function
value
x 5
h( x )  2
x 1 14
 Evaluating a Function
x 5
h( x )  2
Given x 1

Determine the value of the function h when

2  5 3
x = 2 h(2) = ? h(2)  2   1
2 1 3
4  5 9
Determine h(-4) h(4)  
(4)  1 15
2

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
x
0 3
1 2
2 1
3 0