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Math 108n
Lesson 1.1_Assessment

Name: Merry Clandestine T. Co Class Schedule: TTh (4:00 – 6:30)

Instruction: Determine what is required. Answers with solutions must be handwritten in a

short bondpaper and save as PDF file. Submit it as an attachment in
your Lesson 1.1_Assessment submission in moodle. Thanks.

1. In your own words, discuss the concept of a function (in mathematics). Do it briefly
but concisely. [ 5pts]

A technical definition of a function is a relation from a set of inputs to a set of possible outputs
where each input is related to exactly one output. One can consider the function name
(f,g,h,...f,g,h,...) , the variable and input (x,y,...x,y,...) , the thing to output
(x7,sin(y),...x7,sin(y),...) , and the relationship between the input and the output. A function
generally provides a relation between each element of a set and only one element of another set
.

2. Determine whether the following is a function or not. [ 6 points]

If your answer is “not function”, give the reason for such answer.
a. {(1,2), (2,3), (-2,3), (3,5)}
b. {(10, 100), (-5, 25), (3,9), (-5,25)}
c. 𝑦 = √16 − 𝑥 2
d. 𝑥 + 𝑦 2 = 4

3. Line segments in an xy-plane form “letters” as depicted.

a. If the y-axis is parallel to the letter I, which of the letters represent the graph of
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) for some function 𝑓?
b. If the y-axis is perpendicular to the letter I, which of the letters represent the graph of
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) for some function 𝑓?
Support your answers above [2 pts each]
4. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 1 + 4. Determine the following:
a. The natural domain of f is
b. 𝑓(3) =
c. 𝑓(𝑡 2 − 1) =
d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 7 if x =
e. The range of 𝑓 is

Support your answer with solutions/ computations. [2 pts each]

5. The accompanying figure shows the complete graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥).

Determine the following: [2pts each]

a. The domain of 𝑓 is
b. The range of 𝑓 is
c. 𝑓 (3)=
d. 𝑓 (21) =
e. The solutions to 𝑓(𝑥) = − are x= _______ and x=
3/2
 6. Let l, w, and A denote the length, width, and Area of a rectangle, respectively, and
suppose that the width of the rectangle is half the length.
a. If l is expressed as a function of w, then l= .
b. If A is expressed as a function of l, then A=
c. If w is expressed as a function of A, then w=
Show the necessary computations to support your answers. [2 pts each]

7. Given the piecewise function, determine what is required.

Determine the following: [2 pts each]

a) 𝑓(−3) b) 𝑓(4) 𝑓(−1)

Show the necessary computations to support your answer.

8. For each of the following pairs of functions, determine a) 𝑓𝑜𝑔 and b) 𝑔𝑜𝑓
[2 pts each]

i. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 4 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2
ii. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 5 3 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 1
9. Find two functions f and g such that (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) = ℎ(𝑥) [2 pts each]
a. ℎ(𝑥) = (2𝑥 + 1) 2
b. ℎ(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 +