Common Functions Reference Chpter 1
Common Functions Reference Chpter 1
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Here are some of the most commonly used functions , and their graphs:
6
y y
5
m
2 y = x2
1 bx x
0
-1 0 1 2 3
f(x) = mx + b f(x) = x2
f(x) = √x
f(x) = x3
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y y
y = x1
x
y
=
=
-x
y
x
x
4
y
y = ex
x
-4 4
f(x) = ex
f(x) = ln(x)
y y
x x
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Sine Function :
y
1
sin(x)
0.5
0
x
-0.5
-1
-2π -3π/2 -π -π/2 0 π/2 π 3π/2 2π
-360° -270° -180° -90° 90° 180° 270° 360°
Cosine Function :
y
1
cos(x)
0.5
0
x
-0.5
-1
-2π -3π/2 -π -π/2 0 π/2 π 3π/2 2π
-360° -270° -180° -90° 90° 180° 270° 360°
Tangent Function :
1.5
y
1
0.5
0
x
-0.5
-1
-1.5
-2π -3π/2 -π -π/2 0 π/2 π 3π/2 2π
-360° -270° -180° -90° 90° 180° 270° 360°
Dance Moves
You can remember them by dancing (author unknown):
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