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Understanding Functions and Relations

This document discusses functions and their graphs. It defines a function as a relation where each input in the domain corresponds to exactly one output in the range. A function can be expressed as ordered pairs, a table, a graph, equation, or verbal description. Examples are given of determining if a relation represents a function based on having unique outputs for each input. The document also discusses evaluating functions by substituting inputs for variables in functions, as well as from graphs. It introduces transformations of functions through basic operations and modeling real-world situations with functions.

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Understanding Functions and Relations

This document discusses functions and their graphs. It defines a function as a relation where each input in the domain corresponds to exactly one output in the range. A function can be expressed as ordered pairs, a table, a graph, equation, or verbal description. Examples are given of determining if a relation represents a function based on having unique outputs for each input. The document also discusses evaluating functions by substituting inputs for variables in functions, as well as from graphs. It introduces transformations of functions through basic operations and modeling real-world situations with functions.

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2:BasicsofFunctionsandTheirGraphs
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domain,andthesetofallsecondcoordinates(outputs)[Link]
elementinthedomaincorrespondstoexactlyoneelementintherange,thentherelationisa
function.
Arelationcanbeexpressedasasetoforderedpairs,atable,agraph,anequation,oraverbal
description.
Determinewhethereachrelationbelowrepresentsafunctionornot,andgivethedomainand
range.

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3)

2)

4)

Todeterminewhetherornotanequationdefinesyasafunctionofx,solvethe
equationforytodeterminewhetherornoteveryinputcorrespondstoexactlyone
output.
Determinewhetherornoteachequationbelowdefinesyasafunctionofx.
1)

2)

3)

4)

Toevaluateafunction,replacethevariableinthefunctionwiththegiveninput.
Evaluateeachfunctionbelow.
Givenf(x)=5x2,finda)f(3)

Givenf(x)=x23x+7,finda)f(3)

b)f(4)

c)f(x+1)

b)f(4)

c)f(x+1)

Youcanalsoevaluateafunctionfromitsgraph.
Assumingthatthescaleonbothaxesis1,usethefunctionshownbelowtofind:
a)f(0)b)f(2)c)f(3)

Inthissection,webegintolookattransformationsoffunctions,thatis,takingbasicfunctions
andapplyingcertainchangestothemtogetnewfunctions.
Forexample,graphthepairsoffunctionsbelowanddescribehowtheyarerelated.

Wecanwritefunctionswhichmodelparticularsituations,suchasthefollowing,andthen
evaluatethematcertainvalues.
1)Acompanywhichmanufacturesaparticularproducthasfixedcostsof$95,000and
variablecostsof$50peritemproduced.
a)Writeafunction,C(x),whichmodelsthetotalcostasafunctionofthenumberof
itemsproduced.

b)FindandinterpretC(70).

2)Abrandnewbuildingisvaluedat$450,000,anditdepreciatesby$25,000everyyear.
a)Writeafunction,V(t),whichmodelsthevalueofthebuildingasafunctionofthe
timeinyears.

b)FindandinterpretV(5).

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