Practice – Determining Images and Antecedents
Exercise 1
We are given the function f(x)=2x²−x.
1. What is f(2)?
2. Copy and complete the following table of values.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
f(x)
Exercise 2
We call h the function defined by h(x)=4x−5.
Find the antecedent(s) of 11.
Exercise 3
Answer:
1. What is the image of 4?
2. Give an antecedent of −1.
3. Give two antecedents of 3.
x -4 -2 0 1 4 6
f(x) 8 3 -1 5 3 9
Exercise 4
We call g the function g(x)=6−2x.
1. What is g(4)?
2. Give the antecedent(s) of 0.
Exercise 5
We call k the function k(x)=4x²+1.
What is the image of −2?
Exercise 6
The function f associates three times the square of x.
1. Write an expression for f(x).
2. Give the antecedent(s) of 3.
Exercise 7
1. What is the image of −3?
2. Give an antecedent of 8.
3. Give two antecedents of −2.
x -5 -3 -1 2 4 7
h(x) 6 -2 4 0 -2 8