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The document provides an overview of functions, including their definitions, notation, and types such as linear, quadratic, and exponential functions. It discusses key features like slope-intercept form, vertex, axis of symmetry, and domain and range, along with transformations of parent functions. Additionally, it highlights the behavior of functions, including increasing and decreasing trends, and the concept of asymptotes.

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Functions

The document provides an overview of functions, including their definitions, notation, and types such as linear, quadratic, and exponential functions. It discusses key features like slope-intercept form, vertex, axis of symmetry, and domain and range, along with transformations of parent functions. Additionally, it highlights the behavior of functions, including increasing and decreasing trends, and the concept of asymptotes.

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Function Representations

1. Function:
a. Definition:
i. A function is a special type of relation in which every input has exactly
one output.
ii. To show that one variable is dependent on the other, we often use
function notation to represent the variables.

iii.
b. Function notation:
i. A rule for a function in which y is replaced by f(x).
2. Function represented by graphs

a.
3. Identifying Functions
a. To be a function, every input must have exactly one output.
b.

Key Features
1. Linear Functions
a. Slope-intercept form:
i. The slope-intercept form of a linear function is (y = mx + b), where m
represents the slope of the function and b represents the y-intercept. We
can determine these two features from the equation and use them to
graph the line.
b. Slope = (change in y)/(change in x)
2. Quadratic Functions
a. Vertex:
i. The highest (maximum) or lowest (minimum) point of a quadratic function.

ii.

1.
b. Axis of symmetry:
i. A vertical line that passes through the vertex of a quadratic function
graph, marking the symmetry of the graph.
3. Exponential Functions
a. Increasing:

i.
b. Decreasing:

i.
4. Domain and Range
a. When functions are increasing:
i. When the base of an exponential function is greater than 1, as in function
h, the function is always increasing. When the base of an exponential

function is less than 1, such as The function is


always decreasing.
ii.
b. Asymptote:
i. A straight line that a curve gets closer and closer to but will never reach.
c. Exponential functions always have a horizontal asymptote.
d. Types (examples):
i. Linear

1.
2. For function f, any real number may be used as an input. And any
real number is a possible output.

3.
ii. Quadratic

1.
2. For function g, any real number may be used as an input.
However, the only possible outputs are numbers that are greater
than or equal to -1.

3.
iii. Exponential

1.
2. For function h, any real number may be used as an input.
However, the only possible outputs are numbers that are greater
than, but not equal to, 4.
3.

Parent Functions
1. Functions that belong to the same function family have similar features, or
characteristics.
a. All linear functions are lines.
2. Every function that belongs to the same family will have a shape similar to its parent
function.
3. Linear Function Transformations

a.

b.
c.

d.
4. Quadratic & Exponential Function Transformations
a. Forms:
i. Quadratic:

1.
ii. Exponential:

1.
b. Transformations:
i. Adding a value to or subtracting a value from the function translates the
function up or down.
ii. Adding a value to or subtracting a value from the input of the function
translates the function right or left.
iii. Multiplying the function by a positive value vertically stretches or
compresses the function.
iv. Multiplying the function by -1 reflects the function across the x-axis.

Class Notes
1. Linear and exponential functions are always increasing or decreasing.
2. Parabolas will do both and will change at the vertex.
3. End behavior:
a. What happens to the function with very large positive/negative numbers.

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