Welcome To Differential Calculus
Welcome To Differential Calculus
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Definition of a Real-Valued Function
of a Real Variable
X Y
Domain Range
x y= f(x)
x
find the value of the function when x=2
Evaluating a function
g(t ) t 5
2
f a b f a f b Correct evaluation: f 3 4 f 7 6
Incorrect evaluation: f 3 f 4 2 3 5
f 3 4 f 12 11
f ab f a f b Correct evaluation:
Incorrect evaluation: f 3 f 4 2 3 6
1 1 3
1 1 f 1
Correct evaluation: 4 4 4
f
b f b Incorrect evaluation:
1
1
1
f 4 4 1 3
a f a
3 3 1
f
Correct evaluation: 4 4 1
f 4
b f b
Incorrect evaluation: f 3 3 1 2
f 4 4 1 3
Exercise 1 page 15
For the function f defined by f ( x) x 7
2
a . f (3a ) 9a 7 2
b. f (b 1) b 2b 8
2
f ( x x ) f ( x )
c. , x 0 2x x
x
Exercise 2 page 15
Use the letters a,b,c,d, e, and h to answer the
following:
x
a c b c
P d
Exercise 3 page 16 and 17
• The following table shows values for
functions f(x) and g(x):
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
a) f ( x ) x 1
2
f (0)
f ( 3)
f (2)
Exercise 5 page 20: Evaluate the following
functions and answer the questions from
your textbook
1
b) f ( x )
x2
f (0)
f ( 4)
f (2)
Exercise 5 page 20: Evaluate the following
functions and answer the questions from
your textbook
c) f ( x ) x4
f (4)
f (8)
f (2)
Find the domain of the following
function
1
f ( x) , 2 x4
x
Find the domain, range and graph
of the following function
f ( x) x2
Find the domain, range and graph
of the following function
D : , 3 3,
f ( x) x 92
R : 0,
x 9
2
D : , 3 3,
f ( x)
x3
R : , 6 6,
Exercise 6 pages 23-26: Find the domain,
range, and graph of the following functions
f ( x) 8 D :
R : {8}
f ( x) 2 x 3 D :
R :
Exercise 6 pages 23-26: Find the domain,
range, and graph of the following functions
f ( x) x 1
2
D :
R : 1,
f ( x) x 3 D : 3,
R : 0,
Exercise 6 pages 23-26: Find the domain,
range, and graph of the following functions
f ( x) 4 x 2
D : 2, 2
R : 0, 2
D : , 4 4,
f ( x) x 16
2
R : 0,
Exercise 6 pages 23-26: Find the domain,
range, and graph of the following functions
f ( x) x x 6
2
x x6 0
2
D : , 2 3,
R : 0,
Find the domain, range and graph of the
following functions
1 D : , 4 4,
f ( x)
x4 R : , 0 0,
1 D : x | x 2
f ( x) 2
x 4 R : , 1 4 0,
Graph of eight basic functions
f x x f x x2
f x x3 1
f x
x
Graph of eight basic functions
f x x f x x
f x sinx f x cosx
Even and Odd Functions
a) f ( x) x 1 b) f x 2 x x
2 3
Even and Odd Function
Horizontal translations
y = f (xc) a translation to the right by c units
y = f (x+c) a translation to the left by c units
Reflections
y = f (x)
y = f (x)
Stretches and Shrinks
Let c be a positive real number. Then the
following transformation result in stretches
or shrinks of the graph of y = f (x)
Vertical stretches or shrinks
A stretch by a factor of c, if c>1
y cf x
A shrink by a factor of c, if c<1
1. A function g is defined as g ( x) 3 x 2 1