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General Mathematics Reviewer

- A relation is a set of ordered pairs that shows a mapping or pairing between a domain and range. A function is a special type of relation where each element in the domain is paired with exactly one element in the range. - The vertical line test can be used to determine if a relation represented graphically is a function - if a vertical line can be drawn through the graph without intersecting multiple points, it is a function. - Functions can be represented numerically, algebraically using function notation such as f(x), or graphically. Operations on functions include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition.
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General Mathematics Reviewer

- A relation is a set of ordered pairs that shows a mapping or pairing between a domain and range. A function is a special type of relation where each element in the domain is paired with exactly one element in the range. - The vertical line test can be used to determine if a relation represented graphically is a function - if a vertical line can be drawn through the graph without intersecting multiple points, it is a function. - Functions can be represented numerically, algebraically using function notation such as f(x), or graphically. Operations on functions include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition.
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Functions and Relations

Relation
- is a set of ordered pairs.
-mapping or pairing from the domain to the
range is one way to show correspondence in
a relation
Function Function Function

Ex. A = {(-1, 3), (2, 0), (-3, 2)}


Domainis the set of independent variables
Rangeis the set of dependent variables

Function Vertical line test


-is a relation in which each of the element of - is a test that determines whether a
the domain is paired with exactly one relation is a function or not by drawing
element of the range. a vertical line through the graph of its
ordered pairs.
- is used to describe how one variable
depends to another.
- it can have a same value of domain.
-it may be represented numerically,
algebraically or graphically.

Function notation
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)

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Operations on Functions Inverse Function
Sum -The inverse is usually shown by putting a little "-1"
𝑦 = (𝑓 + 𝑔) 𝑥 after the function name, like this:
𝒇−𝟏(𝒙)
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑥)
Difference
Find the inverse function of f(x)=3x+2.
𝑦 = (𝑓 − 𝑔)𝑥
f (x)=3x+2
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥)
Product y = 3x + 2 Let f(x) =y
y - 2 = 3x Transpose the constant to the left side
𝑦 = (𝑓𝑔)(𝑥) 𝑦−2 3𝑥
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)𝑔(𝑥) = Divide both sides by 3
3 3
Quotient
𝑦−2
𝑓 So if 𝑓−1(𝑦) =
𝑦 = ( ) (𝑥) 3
𝑔
Since the choice of the variable is arbitrary, we can
𝑓(𝑥)
𝑦= write this as:
𝑔(𝑥) 𝑥−2
𝑓−1(𝑥) =

Composite Functions 3

(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) 𝑜𝑟𝑓[𝑔(𝑥)]
(𝑔 ∙ 𝑓)(𝑥) 𝑜𝑟 𝑔[𝑓(𝑥)] Rational Functions
- is defined as the quotient of polynomials in which
the denominator has a degree of at least 1.
Evaluation of Functions 𝑓( 𝑥 ) =
𝑃(𝑥)
, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑄 ≠ 0
To evaluate the output for “f(x)”you just need to 𝑄(𝑥)
substitute the given value to “(x)”.
Example.
(𝑥2 − 3𝑥 − 2)
Example. 𝑓(𝑥) =
(𝑥2 − 4)
Given 𝑓 (𝑥) = 6 − 𝑥2. Find 𝑓(1)and 𝑓(−2) The domain of this function includes all values of x,
Solution except where 𝑥2 − 4 = 0
1. 𝑓(1) = 6 − 12
𝑓(1) = 6 − 1 We can factor the denominator to find the
𝑓(1) = 5 singularities of the function:𝑥2 − 4=(x-2) (x+2)

2. 𝑓(−2) = 6 − (−2)2 Setting each linear factor equal to zero, we have


𝑓(−2) = 6 − 4 𝑥 − 2 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 2 = 0. .
𝑓(−2) = 2
Solving each of these yields solutions𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝑥 = −2 ; thus, the domain includes all 𝑥 not equal to
2 or -2.

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