Calculus 1

MTH 101
Lecture # 04+05
PRELIMINARIES
Families of functions

Mr. Nadeem Ahmed

Mathematics Department,
Air University Attock.
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Power Function Families of Curve
Topics To Be Covered:
Equation of the form y = mx + b represents a line of slope m and y-intercept
b.
 POWER FUNCTIONS; THE FAMILY y = xn
DEFINITION: A function of the form f(x) = xp, where p is constant, is called a power function.

For n ≥ 2 the shape of the curve y = xn depends on whether n is even or odd

 THE FAMILY y = x–n
DEFINITION: If p is a negative integer, say p = -n, then the power functions f(x) = xp
have the form
f(x) = x-n = 1/xn.
The shape of the curve y = 1/xn depends on whether n is even or odd:
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