CORMAT Reviewer

I. Identifying if it is a function or not function

A) Tabular form- It is a function if the variable x is unique

X 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
y 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16

X 10 12 12 14 15 17 18 19 20
y 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16

B) Graphing form – you can determine if the graph is a function or not by using the vertical line test (drawing a vertical
tine in any part of the gra ph and if it touches the graph once then it is a function).

C) Equation

C1) Linear, polynomial, rational, exponential – if the degree of y is 1, therefor it is function.

C2) piecewise function – if the value of x doesn’t overlap, then it is a function.

II. Piecewise Function – compose of two or more functions in one Cartesian plane.

Finding the value of y in the given function.

1. what is the value of y if x= 0,1,-1? Given the function

𝒙 + 𝟏 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 < 𝟏
𝒇( 𝒙) = {
𝒙 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏

2. Problem solving

A Plastic Bottle can be brought in a whole sale or in piece. If you will buy 49 pieces and below, then the amount will be 3
pesos per piece. If you buy 50 pieces and above, then you will get 20 % discount.

a. write the equation of the given problem

b. how much is the amount of plastic bottle if you will buy 60 pieces?
III. Operations of Functions
𝟑
Let 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗

Addition 𝒉(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙) + 𝒈 (𝒙) 𝟑

𝒉(𝒙) = ( ) + (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗)
𝟐𝒙

𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + −𝟗
𝟐𝒙

Subtraction 𝒉(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙) − 𝒈 (𝒙) 𝟑

𝒉(𝒙) = ( ) − (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗)
𝟐𝒙

𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) = ( ) − 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟗)
𝟐𝒙
𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) = −𝒙𝟐 + +𝟗
𝟐𝒙

Multiplication 𝒉(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙) ∗ 𝒈 (𝒙) 𝟑

𝒉(𝒙) = ( ) ∗ (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗)
𝟐𝒙

𝟑𝒙𝟐 𝟑(𝟗)
𝒉(𝒙) = −
𝟐𝒙 𝟐𝒙

𝟑𝒙 𝟐𝟕
𝒉(𝒙) = −
𝟐 𝟐𝒙

Division 𝒇(𝒙) 𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) = (𝟐𝒙)
𝒈(𝒙) 𝒉(𝒙) = 𝟐
(𝒙 − 𝟗)

𝟑 𝟏
𝒉(𝒙) = ( )∗( 𝟐 )
𝟐𝒙 𝒙 −𝟗

𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) =
(𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟖𝒙)

Composition of Function 𝒉(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒈 (𝒙)) 𝟑

𝒉(𝒙) =
𝟐𝒙

𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) =
𝟐(𝒈(𝒙))

𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) =
𝟐(𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗)

𝟑
𝒉(𝒙) =
𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟖

IV. Rational Function (Graph)

*x- intercept – let y=0 then find the value of x.

*y- Intercept – Let x=0 then find the value of y.

*Equation of the Vertical Asymptote- Get the denominator then find the value of x.

*Equation of the horizontal asymptote – there are 3 conditions of the vertical asymptote.

a) if the highest degree of the numerator is less than the highest degree of the denominator then y=0.

b) if the highest degree of the numerator is the same as the highest degree of the denominator, then
𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
𝑦= 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
.

c) if the highest degree of the numerator is greater than the highest degree in the denominator, then
you don’t have a Horizontal Asymptote but have an oblique asymptote.
Example x- intercept y-intercept V. Asymptote H. Asymptote
1 Let y=0, then find the Let your x=0, then find Isolate your Since the highest
𝑦=
𝑥+5 value of x. the value of y. denominator then degree in the
1 1 find the value of x. numerator is less
(0) = 𝑦=
𝑥+5 0+5 than the highest
𝑥+5 = 0 degree of the
(0)(𝑥 + 5) = 1 1 𝑥 = −5 denominator
𝑦=
0≠1 5 therefor y=0
No x intercept
𝑥+2 Let y=0 Let x=0 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 4 = 0 Since the highest
𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥2 + 4𝑥 + 4 𝑥+2 (0) + 2 degree in the
(0) = 2 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 2) = 0
𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 4 (0)2 + 4(0) + 4 numerator is less
than the highest
(0)( 𝑥2 + 4𝑥 + 4) = 𝑥 + 2 𝑓(𝑥) =
2
𝑜𝑟
1 𝑥 = −2
degree of the
0=𝑥+2 4 2
denominator
−2 = 𝑥
therefor y=0

𝑥+3 Let y=0 Let x=0 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 = 0 Since the highest

𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥2 + 6𝑥 + 9 𝑥+3 (0) + 2 degree in the
(0) = 2 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 3) = 0
𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 9 (0)2 + 4(0) + 4 numerator is less
than the highest
(0)( 𝑥2 + 6𝑥 + 9) = 𝑥 + 3 3 1 𝑥 = −3
degree of the
0=𝑥+3 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑜𝑟
9 2 denominator
−3 = 𝑥
therefor y=0
𝑥+3 Let y=0 Let x= 0 𝑥−2=0 Since the highest
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+3
𝑥−2 (0) = (0) + 3 degree in the
𝑥−2 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥=2
(0) − 2 numerator is
3 equal to the
(𝑥 − 2)(0) = 𝑥 + 3 𝑓(𝑥) =
0= 𝑥+3 2 highest degree of
−3 = 𝑥 the denominator
therefor get the
coefficient of the
highest degree
𝑥+3
𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥−2

1
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑜𝑟 1
1
3𝑥 + 1 Let y=0 Let x= 0 5𝑥 − 2 = 0 Since the highest
𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥+1
5𝑥 − 2 (0) = 3(0) + 1 degree in the
5𝑥−2 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 = 2
5(0) − 2 numerator is
(5𝑥 − 2)(0) = 3𝑥 + 1 2
equal to the
1 𝑥=
0 = 3𝑥 + 1 𝑓(𝑥) = highest degree of
−2 5
−1 = 3 𝑥 the denominator
therefor get the
−1
= 𝑥 coefficient of the
3 highest degree
3𝑥 + 1
𝑓(𝑥) =
5𝑥 − 2

3
𝑓(𝑥) =
5
𝑥+3 2𝑥−3
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 +5𝑥+6
2) 𝑓(𝑥) =
7𝑥−2

Rational Equation and inequalities.

6𝑥−3 2𝑥+5 6𝑥−4 𝑥+5
1) 3
− 2 =1 2) 2
≥ 3
V. Inverse Function

Find the inverse of the ff.

1. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐 𝒙−𝟐
2. 𝒇(𝒙) =
𝟑
S1: Change 𝒙 → 𝒚 & 𝒚 → 𝒙
S1: Change 𝒙 → 𝒚 & 𝒚 → 𝒙
𝒚 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐 𝒙−𝟐
𝒙 = 𝟑𝒚 − 𝟐 𝒚=
𝟑
S2: Solve for y 𝒚−𝟐
𝒙 = 𝟑𝒚 − 𝟐 𝒙=
𝟑
𝒙 − 𝟐 = 𝟑𝒚 S2: Solve for y
𝒙 − 𝟐 𝟑𝒚 𝒚−𝟐
= 𝒙=
𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
𝒙−𝟐 𝒚−𝟐
=𝒚 (𝟑)𝒙 = (𝟑)
𝟑 𝟑

𝟑𝒙 = 𝒚 − 𝟐

𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝒚
𝟔𝒙−𝟐
1) 𝑓(𝒙) = 𝟖𝒙 − 𝟓 2) 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐

V. Exponential Function.

Laws of Exponent Examples

𝑚 𝑛 𝑚+𝑛
𝑎 𝑎 =𝑎 23 24 = 23+4 = 27
(𝑎𝑚 )𝑛 = 𝑎𝑚𝑛 (23 )4 = 212 = 4096
(𝑎𝑏)𝑛 = 𝑎𝑚 𝑏 𝑛 (2𝑥)2 = 22 𝑥 2 = 4𝑥 2
𝑎 𝑛 𝑎𝑛 2 3 23 8
( ) = 𝑛 ( ) = 3=
𝑏 𝑏 5 5 125
𝑎𝑚 210
= 𝑎𝑚−𝑛 = 210−3 = 27 = 128
𝑎𝑛 23
1 1
𝑎−𝑛 = 𝑛 2−2 = −2
𝑎 2
𝑎1 = 𝑎 21 = 2
𝑎0 = 1 10000 = 1

Find the value of x

1) 24𝑥+1 = 0 2) 33𝑥−2 = 81