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2 Evaluating Functions

The document discusses evaluating functions by substituting values for variables. It provides examples of evaluating various functions, including price functions. Functions can be classified as even, odd, or neither based on their behavior when the variable x is replaced with -x. Exercises provide additional practice evaluating functions and classifying them as even, odd, or neither.

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2 Evaluating Functions

The document discusses evaluating functions by substituting values for variables. It provides examples of evaluating various functions, including price functions. Functions can be classified as even, odd, or neither based on their behavior when the variable x is replaced with -x. Exercises provide additional practice evaluating functions and classifying them as even, odd, or neither.

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Evaluating Functions

General Mathematics
O. Oronce
Lesson Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students must be
able to:
• evaluate a function; and
• solve problems involving evaluation of
functions.
Law of Substitution
If a + x = b and x = c, then a+ c= b

Illustration:
To find the value of n2 when n is 15: Substitute
15 in place of n in n2 to get 152 or 225.
Evaluating Functions
To evaluate function is to replace its variable
with a given number or expression.

Think of the domain as the set


of the function’s input values
and the range as the set of the
function’s output values as
shown in the figure below.
The input is represented by x
and the output by f(x).
Example 1
If f(x) = x + 8, evaluate each.
a. f(4)
b. f(–2)
c. f(–x)
d. f(x + 3)
Solution to Example 1
a. f(4) = 4 + 8 or 12.
b. f(–2) = –2 + 8 or 6
c. f(–x) = –x + 8
d. f(x + 3) = x + 3 + 8 or x + 11
Example 2
The price function p(x) = 640 – 0.2(x) represents
the price for which you can sell x printed T-
shirts.
What must be the price of the shirt for the first
3 entries in the table?
Target No. of Shirt Sales 500 900 1300 1700 2100 2500
Price per T-shirt
Solution to Example 2
 p(500) = 640 − 0.2(500) = 640 − 100 = 540
 p(900) = 640 – 0.2(900) = 640 – 180 = 460
 p(1 300) = 640 − 0.2(1 300) = 640 − 260 = 380
Even and Odd Functions

The function f is an even function if and only if


f(–x) = f(x), for all x in the domain of f.

The function f is an odd function if and only if


f(–x) = –f(x), for all x in the domain of f.
Example 3
Identify each function as even, odd, or neither.

a. f(x) = x5
b. g(x) = 3x4 – 2x2
c. h(x) = x2+ 3x + 1
Solution to Example 3
a. f(x) = x5 Since f(–x)
= –f(x),
f(–x) = (–x)5 f is an odd
function.
= –x5

b. g(x) = 3x4 – 2x2 Since g(–x) = g(x),


g(–x) = 3(–x)4 – 2(–x)2 g is an even function.
= 3x4 – 2x2
Solution to Example 3
c. h(x) = x2+ 3x + 1
h(–x) = (–x)2 + 3(–x) + 1
= x2 – 3x + 1
Only the second term changed sign when x was
replaced by –x. Thus, h is neither even nor odd.
Exercise A
Evaluate each function at the indicated values of
the independent variable and simplify the result.

1. f(x) = 9 – 6x f(–1)
2. g(x) = x2 – 4x g(2 – x)
3. h(x) =2x h (1/2)
4. f(x) = –2x2 – 3 f(–3)
5. f(x) = √9 − x2 f(3)
Exercise B
The function C described by C(F) = 5/9(F − 32)
gives the Celsius temperature corresponding to
the Fahrenheit temperature F.
1. Find the Celsius temperature equivalent to
14°F.
2. Find the Celsius temperature equivalent to
68°F.
Exercise C
Determine whether or not each function is
even, odd, or neither.

1. f(x) = x3 – 1
2. g(x) = 2x4+ 3x2+ 1
3. h(x) = 3x3– 4x5
4. h(x) = x4– x2
5. g(x) = 2x4+ 3x2+ 1

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