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A function is a specific type of relation where each input (independent variable) corresponds to exactly one output (dependent variable). The vertical line test can be used to determine if a graph represents a function. Additionally, the domain refers to all possible input values, while the range refers to all possible output values.

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A function is a specific type of relation where each input (independent variable) corresponds to exactly one output (dependent variable). The vertical line test can be used to determine if a graph represents a function. Additionally, the domain refers to all possible input values, while the range refers to all possible output values.

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Functions

A relation is a set of ordered pairs (𝑥, 𝑦) that specifies corresponding values of the independent (𝑥)
and dependent (𝑦) variables.

A function is a relation between two sets in which every element of the first set (input, independent
variable) is mapped onto one and only one element of the second set (outcome, dependent
variable).

Relations that are functions Relations that are not functions

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One method for determining whether a graph represents a function is the vertical line test. If you can
draw a vertical line that intersects the graph more than once, then the graph fails the test and
represents a non-function. Otherwise, the graph is a function.

Practice: SL pg. pg. 212 Exercise 5A


HL pg. 146 Exercise 4A
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¨ Function Notation

For a function 𝑓, the notation 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) means that 𝑥 (input) is mapped through the function f to 𝑦
(output). You can also say that 𝑦 is the image of 𝑥 under the function 𝑓.

𝑓(𝑥) is read “𝑓 of 𝑥”

Different variables and names can be used for functions, such as 𝑑 = 𝑣(𝑡), 𝑚 = 𝐶(𝑛), etc.

Practice: SL pg. 220 Exercise 5C


HL pg. 150 Exercise 4B

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¨ Domain and Range

The domain of a function is the set of all input values.

The range of a function is the set of all output values.

Practice: SL pg. 215 Exercise 5B


HL pg. 153 Exercise 4C
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