GENERAL MATHEMATICS 11

Definition of Terms: Week 1: Lesson 1

 A relation is a set of ordered pairs.
 The domain of a relation is the set of first coordinates.
 The range is the set of second coordinates.
 A function is a relation in which each element of the domain corresponds to exactly
one element of the range.
 A Vertical Line Test is a graph represents a function if and only if no vertical line
intersects the graph in more than one point.
 A peicewise function or a compound function is a function defined by multiple sub-
functions, where each sub-function applies to a certain interval of the main function’s
domain.
 Relations are rules that two values, one from a set of inputs and the second from the
set of inputs.
 Functions are rules that relate only one value from the set of inputs.

Notes: Week 1: Lesson 1

The members of the domain can be called inputs and the members
of the range can be called outputs. Arrows can be used to describe
correspondents in the function.
 TYPES OF FUNCTIONS
o Linear Function- A function f is a linear function if f(x) =
mx + b, where m and b are real numbers, and m and f(x) are
not both equal to zero.
o Quadratic Function- A quadratic function is any equation
of the form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where a,b, and c are real
numbers and a ≠ 0.
o Constant Function- A linear function f is a constant
function if f(x) = mx + b, where m = 0 and b is any real numbers and a ≠ 0.
o Identity Function- A linear function f is an identity function if f (x) = mx + b, where
m =1 and b = 0. Thus, f(x) = x.
o Absolute Value Function- The function f is an absolute value function it for all real
x , f ∨x ≥ 0
numbers x, f(x) =
−x , f ∨x ≤ 0
o One-to-one Function- A one-to-one function in which for each value of y in the
range of f, there is just one value x in the domain of f (x1) = f(x2) implies x1 = x2
The domain of a relation is the set of all possible values that the variable x can take.