RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS DICTIONARY
Graphing Basics
DEFINITION
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Coordinate
Plane
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x-axis
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y-axis
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Quadrants
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Origin
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Ordered Pair
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x-Coordinate
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EXAMPLE OR VISUAL
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y-Coordinate
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Discrete
Graph
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Continuous
Graph
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Relation
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Domain
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Range
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Mapping
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Functions
Functions
DEFINITION
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Function
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EXAMPLE OR VISUAL
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Function
Notation
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Input
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Output
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Vertical Line
Test
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Zeros
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Sequences & Patterns
DEFINITION
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Arithmetic
Sequence
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Common
Difference
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Arithmetic
Sequence
Formula
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EXAMPLE OR VISUAL
Functions
What is a function? _________________________________________________________________
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To test whether a relation is a function:
Given
Ordered Pairs
Given
Graphs
If x-values repeat, then it is NOT a function.
Use the Vertical Line Test.
If a vertical line intersects a graph more than once, then it is NOT a function.
Determine whether the following are functions:
1. {(5, -2), (3, -5), (2, -5), (0, -2), (-1, -3)}
2. {(-2, 3), (0, 1), (2, -4), (3, -1), (2, 4)}
3. {(-4, -1), (-3, -1), (-2, -3), (-1, 0), (-3, 2)}
4. {(1, -5), (2, -3), (3, -1), (4, 0), (5, 2)}
5.
8.
x
2
y
3
-1
0
1
2
1
1
2
6.
9.
3
0
-3
-1
4
2
1
1
2
-1
-2
3
5
-2
-1
0
1
2
7.
10.
11.
-6
-3
-6
-3
15.
13.
14.
12.
16.
6
3
3
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
Name: ___________________________________
Unit 3: Functions & Linear Equations
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______
Homework 1: Relations & Functions
** This is a 2-page document! **
Find the domain and range, then represent as a table, mapping, and graph.
1. {(-5, 4), (-4, -1), (-2, 1), (0, 4), (1, 3)}
Domain = _________________
Range = __________________
2. {(-3, -4), (-1, 2), (0,0), (-3, 5), (2, 4)}
Domain = _________________
Range = __________________
Determine the domain and range of the following continuous graphs.
3.
4.
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Domain = ___________________________
Range = ____________________________
Range = ____________________________
5.
6.
Domain = ___________________________
Domain = ___________________________
Range = ____________________________
Range = ____________________________
7.
8.
Domain = ___________________________
Domain = ___________________________
Range = ____________________________
Range = ____________________________
9.
10.
Domain = ___________________________
Domain = ___________________________
Range = ____________________________
Range = ____________________________
Determine which of the following relations could represent functions.
11. {(-2, 6), (2, 0), (3, 6), (4, -1), (5, 3)}
14.
17.
x
2
!1
5
3
2
y
!3
0
5
2
1
15.
18.
13. {(-3, 2), (-2, 2), (1, 2), (-3, 1), (0, 3)}
4
6
7
2
!1
3
5
16.
19.
Graphing Functions
Functions can be represented by an equation. To graph them, you can create a table to plot the points.
Example:
y = 2x 3
-1
0
2
4
Directions:
Complete the function table, then graph your results.
3
x2
4
1. y = x + 4
2. y =
3. y = 3x
4. y =
5. y = -x + 1
3
x+2
2
6. y = 1
1
x
3
Directions:
Given the domain, find the range values.
7. y = x 5
Domain = {4, 6, 8}
9. y = 4 x
11. y = 7
1
x
2
8. y = 3x + 1
3
x+2
5
Domain = {-2, 3, 5}
10. y =
Domain = {-4, 0, 6}
12. y =
2
x+9
3
Domain = {-1, 0, 1, 4}
Domain = {-10, 0, 5}
Domain = {-12, -6, 3}
-6
-3
-1
-2
Function Notation
Equations can be written in a form called function notation.
We use this as a quick way to evaluate functions for a given input.
Example:
y = 2x 8
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Evaluating Functions
To evaluate a function for a specific value, substitute the value in for ______.
1 = +
a. 5
a. 1
b. 1
b. 3
c. 3
c. 0
4 =
a. 3
a. 4
b. 0
b. 1
c. 9
c. 7
5 = +
= +
a. 4
a. 3
b. 2
b. 1
c. 0
c. 5
11
= +
a. 8
a. 5
b. 2
b. 2
c. 0
c. 4
= +
10 =
a. 8
a. 4
b. 5
b. 7
c. 2
c. 3
Anthropologists use the length of certain bones of human skeleton to estimate the height of the living
person. One of these bones is the femur. To estimate the height in centimeters of a female with a
femur length of , the function = . + . can be used.
a. Find 46
b. What does this mean?
12 Given the graph of the function f(x), find each of the following.
f(x) 5
a. 4
b. 0
-5
c. 2
d. 5
-5
Name: ___________________________________
Unit 3: Relations & Functions
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______
Homework 3: Function Notation &
Evaluating Functions
1. Given = , find the following.
2. Given = + , find the following.
a. 3
a. 4
b. 1
b. 10
c. 2
c. 0
3. Given = + , find the following.
4. Given = , find the following.
a. 2
a. 12
b. 5
b. 0
c. 8
c. 4
5. Given = + , find the following.
6. Given = | |, find the following.
a. 9
a. 1
b. 1
b. 7
c. 3
c. 9
7. Given = + , find the following.
8. The following represents the graph of a
function f(x). Find each of the following.
a. 60
a. f(-4)
5
4
b. 0
b. f(2)
2
1
c. 25
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
1 2 3 4 5
c. f(0)
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Main Ideas/Questions
Notes
DEFINITION
What are they
also called?
GIVEN GRAPH
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2.
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5.
6.
Main Ideas/Questions
ALGEBRAICALLY
(By hand)
Notes
1. f(x) = 4x 8
2. f(x) = 2x + 2
3. f(x) = -x + 7
4. f(x) =
Step 1:
2
x 6
3
Step 2:
5. f(x) =
BY GRAPHING
CALCULATOR
Step 1:
1
x+2
2
2
5
6. f(x) = x + 4
1. f(x) = x2 16
2. f(x) = 5x2 + 5x 30
3. f(x) = -x2 2x + 24
4. f(x) = x2 + 7x 8
5. f(x) = x2 3x 28
6. f(x) = -x2 + 7x 10
7. f(x) = x3 5x2 + 2x + 8
8. f(x) = x3 + 2x2 15x
Y=
Hit
to enter the function
Step 2:
GRAPH
Hit
to view the graph.
9. f(x) = 3x3 3x
10. f(x) = x4 + 2x3 25x2 50x
Name: ___________________________________
Unit 3: Relations & Functions
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______
Homework 4: Zeros of Functions
Directions: Find the zeros of each function given the graph.
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2.
3.
5
4
3
2
1
x
O
4.
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
5.
6.
2 3 4
4
3
2
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
2 3 4
-4
-2
4x
-2
-4
Directions: Find the zeros of each function algebraically.
7. f(x) = x + 2
8. f(x) = -2x + 6
10. f(x) = 2x + 10
11. f(x) =
2
x+4
5
1
9. f(x) = x 6
3
12. f(x) = 4x
Directions: Find the zeros of each function by using your graphing calculator.
13. f(x) = x2 16
14. f(x) = x2 2x 15
15. f(x) = x2 5x + 6
16. f(x) = x3 6x2 + 3x + 10
17. f(x) = x3 2x2 x + 2
18. f(x) = x4 5x3 + 20x 16
Analyzing Graphs
DIRECTIONS: Given the graph below, write a description in words. Use the elements of the
vocabulary list below. Be very descriptive as if you were teaching somebody how
to analyze the graph.
VOCABULARY: DISCRETE OR CONTINUOUS GRAPH, DOMAIN, RANGE, FUNCTION,
VERTICAL LINE TEST, ZEROS
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Main Ideas/Questions
Notes
Arithmetic
Sequence
Common
Difference
Identifying an
Arithmetic
Sequence
Continuing
Arithmetic
Sequences
Determine whether the sequences are arithmetic sequences.
If yes, identify the common difference.
1. 1, 5, 9, 13,
2. 1, 3, 5, 8,
3. 8, 6, 4, 2,
4. -5, -8, -11, -14,
5. 5, 10, 20, 40,
6. 7, 6, 5, 4,
Given the arithmetic sequence, find the next three terms.
7. 9, 13, 17, 21, _____, _____, _____
8. 5, 2, -1, -4, _____, _____, _____
9. -8, -2, 4, 10, _____, _____, _____
Arithmetic
The n th term of an arithmetic sequence can be found
using the following formula:
Sequence
Formula
Examples
Write the rule for
the nth term,
then find a19.
d=
10. 7, 13, 19, 25,
a1 =
11. 30, 26, 22, 18,
Main Ideas/Questions
Real Life
Applications
Notes
12. -11, -8, -5, -2
13. -2, 0, 2, 4,
14. -16, -21, -26, -31,
15. 101, 92, 83, 74,
16. You visit the Grand Canyon and drop a penny off the edge of the cliff.
The distance the penny will fall is 16 feet for the first second,48 feet
the next second, 80 feet the third second, and so on.
a. Write a formula to represent this sequence.
b. How far will the penny have traveled after 6 seconds?
17. The total bank loan for Sarahs new car is $15,265. The bank
automatically withdraws $295.80 each month to pay off the car.
a. Write a formula to represent this sequence.
b. What will be the balance of the loan after 2 years?
Name: ___________________________________
Unit 3: Relations & Functions
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______
Homework 5: Arithmetic Sequences &
Quiz 3-2 Review
** This is a 2-page document! **
Determine whether each sequence is an arithmetic sequence.
If yes, identify the common difference.
1. 4, 7, 9, 12,
2. 15, 13, 11, 9,
3. 7, 10, 13, 16,
4. -6, -5, -3, -1,
5. -13, -6, 1, 8,
6. -9, -14, -19, -24,
Find the next three terms of each arithmetic sequence.
7. 3, 7, 11, 15, ______, ______, ______
8. 22, 20, 18, 16, ______, ______, ______
9. -13, -11, -9, -7, ______, ______, ______
10. -2, -5, -8, -11, ______, ______, ______
Write an equation to find the nth term of each sequence. Then find a24
11. 1, 3, 5, 7,
12. -1, -4, -7, -10,
13. -4, -9, -14, -19,
14. 7, 13, 19, 25,
15. Charlie deposited $115 in a savings account.
Each week thereafter, he deposits $35 into the
account.
16. As manager of the soccer team, Wendy is to
hand out cups of water at practice. Each cup of
water is 4 ounces. She begins practice with a
128-ounce cooler of water.
a. Write a formula to represent this sequence.
a. Write a formula to represent this sequence.
b. How much total money has Charlie deposited
after 30 weeks?
b. How much water is remaining after she hands
out the 14th cup?
Review!
Evaluating functions, and identifying zeros of functions will also be on the quiz.
1. Given = 8 + 1, find 5
3. Given = 3 , find 8
2. Given = + 3 19, find 2
4. Given = 9 4, find 7
Use = and = + + to answer questions 5 8.
5. 6 + 17
6. 1 9
7. 8 + 1
8. 12 23
9. Find the zero(s) of the following functions algebraically:
a. = 3 21
b. = + 4
10. Find the zero(s) of the following functions using your graphing calculator:
a. = 7 + 10
b. = 9 + 14 + 24
Unit 3 Test Study Guide
Relations & Functions
Relations
1.
{(-6, 4), (5, -1), (0, 3), (-2, 4)}
2.
-4
-3
-3
-5
a. Domain = __________________
a. Domain = __________________
b. Range = __________________
b. Range = __________________
c. Function? _______
c. Function? _______
3.
4.
a. Domain = __________________
a. Domain = __________________
b. Range = __________________
b. Range = __________________
c. Function? _______
c. Function? _______
5.
y
4
3
2
1
5 4 3 2 1 O
1
6.
a. Domain = ________________________________
1 2 3 4 5
b. Range = ________________________________
c. Function? ________
d. Zero(s)? _____________________
a. Domain = ________________________________
b. Range = ________________________________
O
c. Function? ________
d. Zero(s)? _____________________
Graphing Functions
7. y = -2x + 5
8. y =
-2
Function Notation
9. 6
11. 8
3
x 1
2
Use = , = + , and = | + |
10. 3
12. 1 + 2
Zeros
13. Find the zero(s) algebraically:
Arithmetic Sequences
15. Given {5, 3, 1, -1, }, Find a18
14. Find the zero(s) using your graphing calculator:
= + +
an = d(n 1) + a1
16. Given {-2, 5, 12, 19, }, Find a34