EVALUATING

FUNCTIONS
GENERAL MATHEMATICS - QUARTER 1
LESSON 1 – EVALUATING FUNCTIONS

Find x.

6 x

8
Do you still remember?
Given the following expressions, find its value if x = 3.
 We have learned that, in an algebraic expression, letters can stand
for numbers. And to find the value of the expression, there are two
things that you have to do.

1. Replace each letter in the expression with the assigned value.

2. Perform the operations in the expression using the correct order of
operations.
TYPES OF FUNCTIONS

Types of Function Description Example

Constant Function A constant function has the same
output value no matter what your
input value is. Because of this, a
constant function has the form ,
where b is a constant (a single
value that does not change).

Identity Function The identity function returns the f (2) = 2

same value and uses as its
argument. It can be expressed as ,
for all values of x.
Linear Function The polynomial function with degree
one. It is in the form
Quadratic Function If the degree of the polynomial function
is two, then it is a quadratic function. It
is expressed as , where a≠0 and a, b, c
are constant and x is a variable.

Cubic Function A cubic polynomial function is a

polynomial of degree three and can be
denoted by , where a ≠ 0 and a, b, c, and
d are constant & x is a variable.

Power Function A power function is in the form where b

is any real constant number. Many of
our parent functions such as linear and
quadratic functions are functions.
Rational Function A rational function can be represented
by a rational fraction say, in which
numerator and denominator are
polynomial functions of x, where q(x) ≠
0.
Exponential function This function is in the form
, where x is an exponent and a and b are
constants. (Note: only b is raised to the
power x; not a.) If the base b is greater
than 1, then the result is exponential
growth.
Logarithmic Function Logarithmic functions are the inverses
of exponential functions and vice versa.
Logarithms are very useful in permitting
us to work with very large numbers
while manipulating numbers of a much
more manageable size. It is written in
the form y=logb x x>0, where b>0 and
b≠1
Absolute Value Function the absolute value of any number, c, is
represented in the form of |c|. If any
function : R→R is defined by f(x)= x, it
is known as absolute value function. For
each non-negative value of x, f(x) = x
and for each negative value of x, f(x) = -
x, i.e., f(x) = x, if x ≥ 0; – x, if x < 0.

Greatest Integer Function If a function R→R is defined by by f(x)= where is the greatest integer
f(x)= x ,[x], x ∈ X, round-off it to the function
integer less than the number. Suppose
that the given interval is in the form of
(x, x+1), the value of greatest integer
function is x which is an integer.
EVALUATING FUNCTIONS
1. Replace each letter in the expression with
the assigned value.
2. Perform the operations in the expression
using the correct order of operations.