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7.

1B Lesson: Function Rules and Function Notation*


Name: Period:

Another way to think about the x and y variables is as input and


output values. To better understand how input and output values are
related to a function, we’ll investigate the following Vending Machine
Analogy. When you buy snacks from a vending machine, you push a
button (input) and out comes your candy (output). Let’s pretend that
G4 corresponds to a Snickers bar. If you input G4, you would expect
to get a Snickers bar as your output. If you entered G4 and
sometimes the machine spits out a
Snickers and other times it spits out
a Kit Kat bar, you would say the
machine is “not functioning.” One
input, G4, corresponds to two
different outputs, Snickers and Kit
Kat. This situation is represented by
the mapping.

What would a mapping look like for a vending machine that


is “functioning” properly?

When the vending machine is “functioning” properly, each input


corresponds to exactly one output. The snack that comes out of the
machine is dependent on the button you push. We call this variable
the dependent variable. The button you push is the independent
variable. With some vending machines, companies may stock
popular items in multiple locations in the machine. This can be
represented by the mapping to the right. Does this mapping
represent a function? Explain why or why not.

In a function, the set of input values is defined as the domain. The set of output values is defined as the
range. When the specific input, or x-value, is inserted into the function or rule, the output is a function of x.
The output is represented as f(x), which means “the function evaluated at x” and is read
“f of x.” This is called function notation. Imagine the input value going into a function machine and coming
out a different number, the output value. Something is happening to that number in the function machine.

SDUHSD Math B Honors Module #7 – STUDENT EDITION 11


1. Examine the table of values to complete the following Input x Output f(x)
a. What values represent the domain? -5 15
-3 17
1 21
3 23
b. What values represent the range? 5 25

c. What function rule represents the table of values? Write the rule in function notation.

d. Explain in words what the function rule represents.

Directions: Use the words input and output to describe the function rule for each of the following relations.
Write the function rule as an equation using function notation. If the relation is not a function, explain why.

2.
Input x Output f(x) Function description:
1 4
-4 -11
5 16
Function rule:
-8 -23
3 10

3. Input x Output f(x) Function description:


2 3
5 -9
2 7
Function rule:
4 9
2 0

SDUHSD Math B Honors Module #7 – STUDENT EDITION 12


4. Input x Output f(x) Function description:
-2 -8
3 27
-1 -1
-5 -125 Function rule:

4 64

5. Are all functions linear? Explain why or why not.

Directions: Given the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − 3𝑥, evaluate the function for each value of x.

2 1
6. 𝑓(−2) 7. 𝑓 (− 3) 8. 2[𝑓 (6)]

9. What value of x makes f(x) = 0?

Directions: Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1. Find the following values. Show all of your work.

10. 4[𝑓(4)] 11. 5[𝑔(3)] − 𝑓(2)

𝑓(−3) 1 2
12. 𝑔(0.25)
13. 𝑓 (2) + 𝑔 (5)

SDUHSD Math B Honors Module #7 – STUDENT EDITION 13


Functions can also describe non-numeric relations. Study each non-numeric relation and its mapping
below. Does the relation represent a function? Explain your reasoning.

14. Student’s name versus the color of their shirt. 15. Where a person lives versus the team they
root for in college football.

16. Make a mapping of students’ names (first name and last name) in your classroom vs. their birthday.
Collect data from 10 students.

Name Birthday

Does the mapping represent a function? Justify your answer.

SDUHSD Math B Honors Module #7 – STUDENT EDITION 14

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