CONSTANT, LINEAR AND

QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS
GOALS FOR THIS TOPIC
Given: 𝑓 𝑥 = 2
1. Is this a constant function?

2. What is the y-intercept?

3. What is the x-intercept?

4. What is its domain?

5. What is its range?

6. What is its graph?

7. Label at least one point on its graph.

EXERCISE 1B.1: CONSTANT
FUNCTION
Given: 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 1
1. Is this a linear function?

2. What is its slope?

3. From the value of the slope, do you expect the graph from left to right to be going up or
down?

4. What is its y-intercept?

5. Give at least one point on the graph of the function.

D:

R:
EXERCISE 1B.2: LINEAR FUNCTIONS
 2
Given: 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 3
 2
𝑔 𝑥 = −3𝑥 + 6𝑥 − 5
EXERCISE 1B.3:
QUADRATIC
FUNCTIONS
HW 1B: Constant, Linear and
Quadratic Functions
Summary Cards
Constant function: 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑐
Graph: horizontal line
y-intercept: 𝑐
x-intercept: none (except for 𝑓(𝑥) = 0)
Domain: all real numbers
Range: {𝑐}
Summary Cards
Linear function: 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
Graph: line
Slope: m
y-intercept: 𝑐
𝑏
x-intercept: − 𝑚
Domain: all real numbers
Range: all real numbers
Summary Cards
Quadratic Functions: 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
Graph: parabola (opens up if 𝑎 > 0, down of 𝑎 < 0)
𝑏 4𝑎𝑐−𝑏2 𝑏 𝑏
Vertex: − 2𝑎 , 4𝑎 or − 2𝑎 , 𝑓 − 2𝑎

Domain: all real numbers

4𝑎𝑐−𝑏2 4𝑎𝑐−𝑏2
Range: 𝑦 𝑦 ≥ 4𝑎
if 𝑎 > 0 and 𝑦 𝑦 ≤ 4𝑎
if 𝑎 < 0