1. A function is a relation where each input is mapped to exactly one output. An example relation {(1,2), (3,4), (5,6), (7,8)} is a function, while {(1,2), (3,3), (1,4), (5,6)} is not.
2. The domain of a relation is the set of all possible input values, while the range is the set of all possible output values. For the relation {(-1,2), (1,5), (3,2), (5,-9)}, the domain is {-1,1,3,5} and the range is {-9,2,
1. A function is a relation where each input is mapped to exactly one output. An example relation {(1,2), (3,4), (5,6), (7,8)} is a function, while {(1,2), (3,3), (1,4), (5,6)} is not.
2. The domain of a relation is the set of all possible input values, while the range is the set of all possible output values. For the relation {(-1,2), (1,5), (3,2), (5,-9)}, the domain is {-1,1,3,5} and the range is {-9,2,
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1. A function is a relation where each input is mapped to exactly one output. An example relation {(1,2), (3,4), (5,6), (7,8)} is a function, while {(1,2), (3,3), (1,4), (5,6)} is not.
2. The domain of a relation is the set of all possible input values, while the range is the set of all possible output values. For the relation {(-1,2), (1,5), (3,2), (5,-9)}, the domain is {-1,1,3,5} and the range is {-9,2,
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Graphs Definition of a Function Domain and Range Function Notation 2 Definition of Function A function is a relation that has at most one value of y for each unique value of x. {(1, 2), (3, 4), (5, 6), (7, 8)} is a function since there is only one value of y for each different value of x {(1, 2), (3, 3), (1, 4), (5, 6)} is not a function since for x = 1, there are two possible values for y, 2 or 4. 3 Domain and Range Any set of ordered pairs is a relation represented by (x, y): The domain is all possible values of x. The range is all possible values of y. What is the domain and range of the relation {(-1, 2), (1, 5), (3, 2), (5, -9)} Domain: x = {-1, 1, 3, 5} Range: y = { -9, 2, 5} 4 Example #1 From the graph we see that the line extends to the left to negative infinity and to the right to positive infinity. The domain is all real numbers 9. The range is all real numbers 9. In interval notation domain (-,) range is (-,) What is the range and domain of y = x +2? 5 Example #2 The set of all x values for this equation is all Real numbers. The set of all possible y values is all positive numbers from zero to positive infinity. Domain (-, ) Range [0,) What is the domain of y = x 2 ? 6 Domain of a Complex Function When dealing with complex functions we write the domain as an exclusion. In other words what x values are not in the domain. By setting the denominator equal to zero and solving for x we find the x values that are not part of the domain. These x values are also the asymptotes of the equation. 7 Example #3 What is the domain of 1 ( ) 1 f x x = + Set the denominator NOT equal to zero and solve x+10 x -1
The domain is {x|x=-1} (Notice the asymptote at x=-1) 8 Example #4 What is the domain of ( ) 2 f x x = + Set radicand greater than or equal to zero and solve x+2>0 x > -2
The domain is {x|x>-2} 9 Function Notation Writing an equation in function notation: y = 4x - x 2 f(x) = 4x - x 2 Read as f of x is 4x - x 2
You can use other letters to denote functions g(x), t(x), v(t), etc. 10 Writing in Function Notation An example:
Find the domain: ( ) 2 2 1 1 4 5 4 5 x x y f x x x x x
= = + +
( )( ) { } 2 4 5 0 5 1 0 5,1 | 5,1 x x x x x x x + = + = = = Domain: 11 Evaluating Functions We evaluate a function the same way we evaluate an equation substitution. Given f (x) = x 2 + x 5 Find f (2) = x 2 + x 5 f (2) =(2) 2 + (2) 5 f (2) = 4 + 2 - 5 = 1 12 How to Determine a Function By comparing the domain with range or by graphing Is f (x) = -2x+2 a function? Yes, this is a function. Only one value of y for each unique x. Graph this on the Y= screen x y -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 -4 -2 0 2 4 13 How to Determine a Function How about an absolute value function y=|x| x y -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 -4 -2 0 2 4 Yes, it is a function. For each x only one y 14 Vertical Line Test By using the Vertical Line Test we can quickly determine if a relation is a function. To be a function a vertical line cannot intersect its graph at more than one point. Is this circle a function? y x NO! 15 Vertical Line Test Which Graphs are Functions? y x y x x = y 2 y = x 2
No! Yes! Algebraically: solve for y y x = 16 Algebraic Determination Is this circle a function? y x NO! 2 2 1 x y + = 2 2 2 1 1 y x y x = =