FunctionsPart1Portfolio(Totalpoints=12points)

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Part1:UnitSummary
LearningStatement
Tellthestoryofhowyoumadesenseofthedifferentconceptsthroughoutthisunit.Besuretohitallofthefollowingtalkingpoints,
andincludeallactivities/worksheetsthatareapplicable.Besuretoaddressahabitofamathematicianandoneareyoumighthave
grappledwith.Youmustuseartifacts(inclassactivitiesandproblemsets,notes,classdiscussions)fromthisunitas
evidence.
1. RationalFunctions( f (x) = x1 )
a. Describehowyoumadesenseofrationalfunctions(verticalasymptotes,yintercepts)
b. Find/Createanappropriatememeoranimatedgiftodescribeyourpreparednesswiththesetypesofproblems.

2. EvaluatingFunctions
a. Describehowyoumadesenseofevaluatingfunctions.
b. Find/Createanappropriatememeoranimatedgiftodescribeyourpreparednesswiththesetypesofproblems.

3. TheArithmeticofFunctions
a. Describehowyoumadesenseoftheusingtheoperationsadding,subtracting,multiplyinganddividingfunctions.
b. Find/Createanappropriatememeoranimatedgiftodescribeyourpreparednesswiththesetypesofproblems.


Part1:UnitSummaryAnswersHere
Beautifulexamples(Your AmazingNarratives HowIfeelaboutmypreparedness
assignmentworkhere!Evidence) for:

RationalFunctions( f (x) = x1 ) Iunderstandthisthroughtheactualpointsandwhatis

happeningmathematically.Whenxis2,youendup
withwhichisjust0.5.Thiswillcontinueandthe
fractionwillbecomesmallerandsmaller,approaching
0.

EvaluatingFunctions Iwasntgoodatthisbefore,butnowIhavemoreofan
understandingofit.Especiallythecompositefunctions,
Inowknowwhattheymean.

TheArithmeticofFunctions Ivepickthisupprettyquickly,itssimplymultiplying2
functionsviasimilarvariables,andcombiningthe
equationintothewayyouwant.

Part2:PracticeProblemsfortheTest
1. Practicefindingasymptotesandyintercepts

f (x) = x 12 X=2 f (x) = 1
X=7
x 2 49




2. PracticeEvaluatingFunctions
Letf (x) = = 2x 1 andg(x) = x2 1

f (0) =2(0)1=1 f (1) =2(1)1=1 f ( 1) =2(1)1=3 f (a) =2(a)1

g(0) =02
1=1 g( 2) =221=3 g(3) =32
1=8 g(t) =t2
1








 3. PracticeArithmeticofFunctions

Iff (x) = 4x2 + 3x + 2 andg(x) = 2x2 5x + 2 findf + g, f g, f g, andf /g
2 2 2
f+g =4x +2x |
3x
5x|2+2 | = 6x 2x + 4
2 2 2
Fg =4x 2x |
3x
(5x)
| 22 |=
2x +8x
2 2
f(g) =(4x +3x
+ 2)(2x 5x+2)

2
4x 3x 2
2 4 3 2
2x 8x 6x 4x
3 2
5x 20x 15x 10x
2
2 8x 6x 4

4 3 2
8x
14x
3x
4x
+
4
=
fg

WORK: