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The document outlines 12 basic functions: identity, squaring, cubing, reciprocal, square root, exponential, natural logarithm, sine, cosine, absolute value, greatest integer, and logistic functions. It defines key properties of each function such as its degree, domain, range, whether it is continuous, bounded, even, odd, increasing, or decreasing. The objective is to recognize graphs and properties of these basic functions and combine them to create new functions.

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12 Basic Functions PDF

The document outlines 12 basic functions: identity, squaring, cubing, reciprocal, square root, exponential, natural logarithm, sine, cosine, absolute value, greatest integer, and logistic functions. It defines key properties of each function such as its degree, domain, range, whether it is continuous, bounded, even, odd, increasing, or decreasing. The objective is to recognize graphs and properties of these basic functions and combine them to create new functions.

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The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

Title: Jul 7­8:49 PM (1 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

Let's review some of the terms used to describe functions.

domain: the set of values from which the input values, x­values, are taken

continuous: every point in the domain of the function has a value

bounded: the function's graph lies entirely between two horizontal lines
(A graph can be bounded above or below or completely bounded.)

even: the function's graph is symmetric about the y­axis

odd: the function's graph is symmetric about the origin

increasing: the function's graph is headed upward as it moves from left to right

decreasing: the function's graph is headed downward as it moves from left to right

For more definitions, go to the precalculus link and click on "definitions".

Title: Jul 8­10:48 AM (2 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Identity Function

Description:

• degree one
• domain all real numbers
• range all real numbers
• continuous throughout its domain
• unbounded
• odd
• increasing
• end behavior rises to the right, falls to the left

Title: Jul 7­9:39 PM (3 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Squaring Function

Description:

• degree two
• domain all real numbers
• range all real numbers greater than or equal to zero
• continuous throughout its domain
• bounded below by the x­axis
• even
• decreasing on  , increasing on 
• end behavior rises to the right and rises to the left

Title: Jul 8­11:31 AM (4 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Cubing Function

Description:

• degree three
• domain all real numbers
• range all real numbers
• continuous throughout its domain
• unbounded
• odd
• increasing
• end behavior rises to the right, falls to the left

Title: Jul 8­11:44 AM (5 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Reciprocal Function

Description:

• domain all real numbers except zero
• range all real numbers except zero
• continuous throughout its domain
• unbounded
• odd
• decreasing 

Title: Jul 8­11:57 AM (6 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Square Root Function

Description:

• domain all real numbers greater than or equal to zero
• range all real numbers greater than or equal to zero
• continuous throughout its domain
• bounded below by the x­axis
• increasing on its domain

Title: Jul 8­12:16 PM (7 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Exponential Function

Description:

domain all real numbers
range all real number greater than or equal to zero
continuous 
bounded below by the x­axis
increasing

Title: Jul 8­12:24 PM (8 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

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The Natural Logarithm Function
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Description:

• domain all real numbers greater than zero
• range all real numbers
• continuous
• increasing

Title: Jul 8­1:05 PM (9 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Sine Function

Description:

• domain all real numbers
• range [­1, 1]
• continuous
• bounded above and below by the line y=1 and y=­1
• periodic

Title: Jul 8­1:15 PM (10 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Cosine Function

Description:

• domain all real numbers
• range [­1, 1]
• continuous
• bounded above and below by the lines y=1 and y=­1
• even
• periodic

Title: Jul 8­1:17 PM (11 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Absolute­Value Function

Description:

• domain all real numbers
• range all real number greater than or equal to zero
• continuous
• bounded below by the x­axis
• even
• decreasing for negative x's and increasing for positive x's
• rises to the right and left

Title: Jul 8­1:18 PM (12 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Greatest Integer Function

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(sometimes called the least integer function

Description:

• domain all real numbers
• range the positive and negative integers
• discontinuous

Title: Jul 8­1:20 PM (13 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

The Logistic Function

Description:

• domain all real numbers
• range (0, 1)
• continuous
• bounded above and below by the lines y=0 and y=1
• increasing

Title: Jul 8­1:46 PM (14 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

Here are two functions, one red, and the 
other blue. What can you say about the 
end behavior of these two functions?

One of the functions is                 . The other 
is 

Which function is which?

Title: Jul 8­2:45 PM (15 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

Here are the graphs of                   and                 
on
[0,1]. Which one is which?

Title: Jul 8­2:53 PM (16 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

Here are the graphs of                  and
Which is which?

Title: Jul 8­3:10 PM (17 of 18)
The Twelve Basic Functions

Objective Be able to recognize graphs of twelve basic functions, determine domains of functions 
related to the twelve basic functions, and combine the twelve basic functions in various
ways to create new functions

Which of the basic functions have asymptotes?

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Assignment: textbook (lesson 1.3) 1­28

Title: Jul 8­3:24 PM (18 of 18)

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