Functions and Their Graphs
Functions and Their Graphs
Functions and Their Graphs
Functions And
Their Graphs
1. INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONS
Many scientific laws and engineering principles describe how one quantity depends on
another.
If a variable y depends on a variable x in such a way that each value of x determines exactly
one value of y, then we say that y is a function of x.
A function is a relation in which each element of the domain is paired with exactly one
element of the range.
In this notation, the symbol f represents the function, the letter x is the independent variable
representing the input value of f, and y is the dependent variable or output value of f at x.
1. y= √ x +5 x +5 ≥0 x ≥−5 D y ≥0 R
1
2. y= x≠0 D y ≠0R
x
1
3. y= x≠7 D y ≠0R
x−7
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2. GRAPH OF THE FUNCTIONS
Another way to visualize a function is its graph. If ƒ is a function with domain D, its
graph consists of the points in the Cartesian plane whose coordinates are the input-
output pairs for ƒ.
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3. TRANSFORMATIONS OF FUNCTIONS
1. Vertical Shift
2. Horizontal Shift
3. Reflection
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4. EVEN AND ODD FUNCTIONS
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3. Given y= √ x .
Solution:
4.
Determine whether each graph given in Figure is the graph of an even function, an odd
function, or a function that is neither
even nor odd.
Solution:
2
1. y=x EVEN
2. y=x 2 +1 EVEN
3. y=x ODD
4. y=x +1 NEITHER EVEN NOR ODD
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5. TYPES OF FUNCTIONS
There are many different types of functions that can be used to model relationships observed
in the real world.
1. Linear
When we say that y is a linear function of x, we mean that the graph of the function
is a line, so we can use the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line to write a formula
for the function as y=f ( x )=mx+ b .Where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.
5. You are driving on a road that has a 6% uphill grade (see figure). This means that the
slope of the road is 6/100. Approximate the
amount of vertical change in your position if you
drive 200 feet.
6 y
Solution: = → y =12 ft
100 200
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6. Find an equation of the horizontal line containing the point (3, 2).
3
y−5= ( x−1 )
2
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2
2. Quadratic Function f (x)=a x +bx +c
N (x)
4. Rational Function f ( x )=
D( x )
5. Exponential Function
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Exponential functions decrease if 0 < a < 1 and increase if a > 1.
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8. Draw the graph of each function:
()
x
1
1. g ( x )=
3
x
2. f ( x )=3
Solution:
6. Natural Exponential
Function
e=2.718281
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9. Sketch the graph of f ( x)=3 e0.5 x
Solution:
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7. Natural logarithm
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10. Solve the following equation for x e 3 x =2
Solution:
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11. Sketch the graph of y=ln |x|
Solution:
8. Trigonometric Function
Angles
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12. A circle has a radius of 4 inches. Find the length of the arc intercepted
by a central angle 240 ° of as shown in Figure
Solution:
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Right Triangle Definitions of Trigonometric Functions
Let be an acute angle of a right triangle. The six trigonometric functions of the angle are
defined as follows.
Trigonometric identities:
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13. Use the triangle in Figure to find the values of the six
trigonometric functions
Solution:
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tanA +tanB
14. Prove that tan ( A+ B ) =
1−tanA tanB
Solution:
sinAcosB cosAsinB
+
sin( A+ B) sinAcosB +cosAsinB cosAcosB cosAcosB tanA +tanB
tan ( A+ B ) = = = =
cos( A+ B) cosAcosB−sinAsinB cosAcosB − sinAsinB 1−tanA tanB
cosAcosB cosAcosB
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15. Graph sec x−sin x tan x
Solution:
1 sinx 1−sin 2 x cos 2 x
−sin x = = =cosx
cosx cosx cosx cosx
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π π
16. Graph y=sin (x− 3 ) , y =sin (x + 6 )
Solution:
Inverse trigonometric functions arise when we want to calculate angles from side
measurements in triangles.
17.
Find
−1 √ 3 −1 −1
(a) sin ( ¿)¿ (b) cos ( ¿ )¿ (c) cos (cos−1 ( √ 3 ¿ ¿ 2) ¿ (d) csc −1( √ 2 ¿ )¿
2 2
π 2π π
Solution: (a) (b) (c) √ 3/2 (d)
3 3 4
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18. Find the angle α .
Solution:
α =65−β=65−tan
−1
( 2150 )=42.22°
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10. Hyperbolic Functions
The hyperbolic functions are formed by taking combinations of the two exponential functions
ex and e -x. The hyperbolic functions simplify many mathematical expressions and occur
frequently in mathematical applications.
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19. Prove that cosh 2 x −sinh 2 x =1
Solution:
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20. Find (a) sinh(ln2) (b) sech(0)
Solution:
ln 2 1 1
e − ln 2 2−
e 2 3
( a ) sinh ( ln 2 )= = =
2 2 4
2 2
( b ) sech ( 0 )= = =1
0 1 2
e + 0
e
π
Phase shift left= C= 3 to the left