Objectives: The Student Will Be Able To
Objectives: The Student Will Be Able To
Thestudentwillbeableto:
1. To determine if a relation is a function.
2. To find the value of a function.
Functions
Afunctionisarelationinwhicheach
elementofthedomainispairedwithexactly
oneelementoftherange.Anotherwayof
sayingitisthatthereisoneandonlyone
output(y)witheachinput(x).
f(x)
FunctionNotation
y f x
Input
Output
Name of
Function
Determinewhethereachrelation
isafunction.
1. {(2,3),(3,0),(5,2),(4,3)}
2
3
5
4
f(x)
f(x)
f(x)
f(x)
3
0
2
3
YES,everydomainisdifferent!
Determinewhethertherelationis
afunction.
2. {(4,1),(5,2),(5,3),(6,6),(1,9)}
4
5
5
6
1
f(x)
f(x)
f(x)
f(x)
f(x)
1
2
3
6
9
NO,
5ispairedwith2numbers!
Isthisrelationafunction?
{(1,3),(2,3),(3,3)}
1. Yes
2. No
AnswerNow
VerticalLineTest(penciltest)
Ifanyverticallinepassesthroughmore
thanonepointofthegraph,thenthat
relationisnotafunction.
Arethesefunctions?
FUNCTION!
FUNCTION!
NOPE!
VerticalLineTest
FUNCTION!
NO!
NOWAY!
FUNCTION!
Isthisagraphofafunction?
1. Yes
2. No
AnswerNow
Givenf(x)=3x2,find:
1)f(3) =7
3(3)-2
3(-2)-2
-8
2)f(2) =8
-2
Givenh(z)=z24z+9,findh(3)
-3
(-3) -4(-3)+9
2
9+12+9
h(3)=30
30
Giveng(x)=x22,findg(4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
2
6
14
18
AnswerNow
Givenf(x)=2x+1,find
4[f(3)f(1)]
1.
2.
3.
4.
40
16
8
4
AnswerNow