Lesson 5.

2 (PART 2)
Functional Notation
An equation that is a function may
be expressed using functional
notation.

The notation f(x) (read “f of (x)”)

represents the variable y.
 Functional Notation Cont’d
Example:
y = 2x + 6 can be written as f(x) = 2x + 6.

Given the equation y = 2x + 6, evaluate when x = 3.

y = 2(3) + 6
y = 12
Functional Notation Con’t
For the function f(x) = 2x + 6, the notation f(3)
means that the variable x is replaced with the
value of 3.

f(x) = 2x + 6
f(3) = 2(3) + 6
f(3) = 12
Evaluating Functions
Given f(x) = 4x + 8, find each:
1. f(2) = 4(2) + 8
= 16

2. f(a +1) = 4(a + 1) + 8

= 4a + 4 + 8
= 4a + 12

3. f(4a)
= 4(-4a) + 8
= -16a+ 8
Determine the value of x when
given f(x).
Given f(x) = 4x + 8, determine x when:
f(x) = 2

f (x) = -1
Evaluating More Functions
If f(x) = 3x  1, and g(x) = 5x + 3, find each:
1. f(2) + g(3) = [3(2) -1] + [5(3) + 3]
= 6 - 1 + 15 + 3
= 23

2. f(4) - g(-2) = [3(4) - 1] - [5(-2) + 3]

= 11 - (-7)
= 18

3. 3f(1) + 2g(2) = 3[3(1) - 1] + 2[5(2) + 3]

= 6 + 26
= 32