Library of Functions

You should be familiar with the shapes of

these basic functions.
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e a Equations that can be
Li n written f(x) = mx + b

slope y-intercept

The domain of these functions

is all real numbers.
f(x) = 3 f(x) = -1 f(x) = 1

Constant Functions
f(x) = b, where b is a real number
Would constant
The domain of these functions functions be even
is all real numbers. or odd or neither?

The range will only be b

 If you put any real
number in this function,
you get the same real
number “back”.
f(x) = x

Identity Function
f(x) = x, slope 1, y-intercept = 0
Would the identity
function be even
The domain of this function is or odd or neither?
all real numbers.

The range is also all real numbers

 Square Function
f(x) = x2
Would the square
function be even
The domain of this function is or odd or neither?
all real numbers.

The range is all NON-NEGATIVE real numbers

 Cube Function
f(x) = x3
Would the cube
function be even
The domain of this function is or odd or neither?
all real numbers.

The range is all real numbers

 Square Root Function
f ( x) = x Would the square
root function be
The domain of this function is even or odd or
NON-NEGATIVE real numbers. neither?

The range is NON-NEGATIVE real numbers

 1
f ( x) =
x

Reciprocal Function
The domain of this function is Would the
all NON-ZERO real numbers. reciprocal function
be even or odd or
neither?

The range is all NON-ZERO real numbers.

 f ( x) = x

Absolute Value Function

The domain of this function is Would the
all real numbers. absolute value
function be even
or odd or neither?

The range is all NON-NEGATIVE real numbers