Questions and Answers
Evaluate: What is y when x = 3 in the equation y = 2x + 5?
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What are two other words for the x value?
What are two other words for the y value?
Can an input have more than one output?
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Can an output have more than one input?
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Complete the phrase: For every input...
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Complete the phrase: For every x...
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What does the vertical line test determine?
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TRUE or FALSE: Do you connect the points on a graph when the domain is given?
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What is the output if the function is y = 3x - 1 and x = 1?
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What is q(10) when q(x) = 2x - 5?
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Solve for x: If q(x) = 2x - 5 and q(x) = 13, what is x?
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What is a piecewise function?
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Study Notes
Function Evaluation
- To evaluate a function, substitute the input value into the equation. For example, with y = 2x + 5 and x = 3, calculate y by substituting 3 for x.
Terminology for Input and Output
- The x-value in a function is referred to as the domain or input.
- The y-value of a function is known as the range or output.
Function Characteristics
- A function cannot have more than one output for a given input; this is a defining property of functions.
- Conversely, it is possible for an output to correspond to more than one input.
Essential Function Rules
- For every input in a function, there is only one output.
- For every x-value in a function, there is only one corresponding y-value.
Graphical Analysis
- The vertical line test is used to determine if a graph represents a function; if a vertical line intersects the graph at more than one point, it is not a function.
Graphing Points and Domain
- When plotting points on a graph, do not connect them if the domain consists of discrete values.
Function Representation
- An example of a function can be expressed as "the output is 1 less than triple the input," represented mathematically as y = 3x - 1.
Function Evaluation with Specific Values
- To evaluate q(x) = 2x - 5 at x = 10, substitute 10 into the equation: q(10) = 2(10) - 5.
- For the equation q(x) = 2x - 5 when q(x) = 13, set up the equation 13 = 2x - 5 and solve for x.
Piecewise Functions
- A piecewise function combines multiple functions, often defined by different expressions over specific intervals of the domain.
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