General Mathematics Reviewer
General Mathematics Reviewer
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
Function notation
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)
Mapping or pairing
F” I hI t I /1 k C*
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fi ro ›Yps =w =• °m*‹•s
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)