Lesson 1 - Functions
Lesson 1 - Functions
𝑥 = 𝑦2 𝑦 = 𝑥2
not a function of x a function of x
Graph of a Function
𝑦= 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑥3
a function of x a function of x
Function Notation
If 𝑓 is the function having as its domain variable x and as its
range variable y, the symbol 𝑓(𝑥), read 𝑓 of x or 𝑓 at x, denotes
the particular value of y that corresponds to the value of x.
The word function was first used by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
as a term to denote any quantity connected with a curve.
Leonhard Euler used the word function to describe any
expression made up of a variable and some constants. He
introduced the notation 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥).
Classification of Functions
Elementary functions fall into three categories:
Algebraic functions (polynomial, radical, rational)
Trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, tangent, etc.)
Exponential and logarithmic functions
𝑓 0 = 10 − 0 = 𝟏𝟎
𝑓 −5 = 10 − −5 = 𝟏𝟓
𝑓 8 = 10 − 8 = 𝟐
2 2
𝑓 𝑥+ℎ = 10 − 𝑥 + ℎ = 10 − 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥ℎ + ℎ2
𝑓 𝑥+ℎ 2 = 𝟏𝟎 − 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙𝒉 − 𝒉𝟐
Evaluation of Function
2𝑥 + 5
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: 𝑓 𝑥 =
3 − 4𝑥
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑: 𝑓 −1 , 𝑓 7 , 𝑓 −19 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓 𝑥 − 6
2 −1 +5 𝟑
𝑓 −1 = =
3−4 −1 𝟕
2 7 +5 𝟏𝟗
𝑓 7 = =−
3−4 7 𝟐𝟓
2 −19 +5 𝟑𝟑
𝑓 −19 = =−
3−4 −19 𝟕𝟗
2 𝑥−6 +5 2𝑥−12+5 2𝑥−7
𝑓 𝑥−6 = = =
3−4 𝑥−6 3−4𝑥+24 27−4𝑥
Evaluation of Function
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4
𝑓 𝑥+ℎ −𝑓 𝑥
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑: 𝑓 2 , 𝑓 3ℎ , 𝑓 𝑥 + 𝑓 ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑
ℎ
𝑓 2 = 3 2 2 − 2 2 + 4 = 𝟏𝟐
2
𝑓 3ℎ = 3 3ℎ − 2 3ℎ + 4 = 𝟐𝟕𝒉𝟐 − 𝟔𝒉 + 𝟒
𝑓 𝑥 + 𝑓 ℎ = 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4 + 3ℎ2 − 2ℎ + 4
𝑓 𝑥 + 𝑓 ℎ = 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝒉𝟐 − 𝟐𝒉 + 𝟖
Evaluation of Function
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4
𝑓 𝑥+ℎ =3 𝑥+ℎ 2 − 2 𝑥 + ℎ + 4 = 3 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥ℎ + ℎ2 − 2 𝑥 + ℎ + 4
𝑓 𝑥 + ℎ = 3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥ℎ + 3ℎ2 − 2𝑥 − 2ℎ + 4
𝑓 𝑥+ℎ −𝑓 𝑥 3𝑥 2 +6𝑥ℎ+3ℎ2 −2𝑥−2ℎ+4− 3𝑥 2 −2𝑥+4
=
ℎ ℎ
𝑓 𝑥+ℎ −𝑓 𝑥 6𝑥ℎ+3ℎ2 −2ℎ
= = 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟑𝒉 − 𝟐
ℎ ℎ
Operations on Functions
• Sum: 𝑓+𝑔 𝑥 =𝑓 𝑥 +𝑔 𝑥
• Difference: 𝑓−𝑔 𝑥 =𝑓 𝑥 −𝑔 𝑥
• Product: 𝑓∙𝑔 𝑥 =𝑓 𝑥 ∙𝑔 𝑥
𝑓 𝑥
• Quotient: 𝑓/𝑔 𝑥 =
𝑔 𝑥
In each case the domain of the resulting function consists of those values of
x common to the domains of 𝑓 and 𝑔, with the additional requirement in quotient
that the value of x for which 𝑔(𝑥) = 0 are excluded.
Operations on Functions
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 4 − 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 2
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑: 𝑓 + 𝑔 𝑥 , 𝑓 − 𝑔 𝑥 , 𝑓 ∙ 𝑔 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓/𝑔 𝑥
𝑓 + 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 4 − 4 + 𝑥 2 + 2 = 𝒙𝟒 + 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐
4 2 𝟒 𝟐
𝑓−𝑔 𝑥 =𝑥 −4− 𝑥 +2 =𝒙 −𝒙 −𝟔
𝑓 ∙ 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 4 − 4 𝑥 2 + 2 = 𝒙𝟔 + 𝟐𝒙𝟒 − 𝟒𝒙𝟐 − 𝟖
𝑥 4 −4 𝑥 2 +2 𝑥 2 −2
𝑓/𝑔 𝑥 = = = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐
𝑥 2 +2 𝑥 2 +2
Operations on Functions
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 3 + 4
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑: 𝑓 + 𝑔 𝑥 , 𝑓 − 𝑔 𝑥 , 𝑓 ∙ 𝑔 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓/𝑔 𝑥
𝑓+𝑔 𝑥 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐 + 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟒
𝑓−𝑔 𝑥 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐 − 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟒
𝑓 ∙ 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2 + 2 ∙ 𝑥3 + 4 = 𝑥2 + 2 𝑥3 + 4
𝑓∙𝑔 𝑥 = 𝒙𝟓 + 𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖
𝒙𝟐 +𝟐
𝑓/𝑔 𝑥 =
𝒙𝟑 +𝟒
Composite Functions
𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 20
𝑓 20 = 20 − 20 = 0
𝑫𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏: 𝒙 ∈ 𝑹 𝒐𝒓 (−∞,∞)
𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆: 𝒚 ∈ 𝑹 𝒐𝒓 (−∞,∞)
Domain and Range
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 − 81.
𝑥 2 − 81 = 0; 𝑥 2 = 81; 𝒙 = ±𝟗
𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = −9
𝑓 −9 = −9 2 − 81 = 0
𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 9
𝑓 9 = 9 2 − 81 = 0
𝑫𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏: 𝒙: −𝟕 ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 𝟕 𝒐𝒓 −𝟕, 𝟕
𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆: 𝒚: 𝟎 ≤ 𝒚 ≤ 𝟕 𝒐𝒓 𝟎, 𝟕
Domain and Range
1
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓 𝑥 = .
𝑥 2 −4
𝑥 2 − 4 = 0; 𝑥 2 = 4; 𝒙 = ±𝟐
𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = −2
1
𝑓 −2 = = 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑
(−2)2 −4
𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 2
1
𝑓 2 = = 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑
(2)2 −4