FUNCTION NOTATION AND EVALUATING FUNCTIONS

SECTIONS 5.1 & 14.1B

A ________
relation is a set of __________________.
ordered pairs

The ________
domain is the ______
set of ________
first numbers
in a relation.

The ________
range is the ______
set of ________
second numbers
in a relation.
A ___________
function is a relation in which no number in the
_________
domain is __________.
repeated

Functions can be represented five different ways:

1. ______________
mapping

2. ______________
graph

3. ______________
table

4. ______________
Set of ordered pairs

5. ______________
equation
Sometimes we will only know one part of the ordered pair.
We can use the equation to find the missing number.

Example 1:
Complete each ordered pair so that it is a solution to 2 x  y  9.
a. ( 1, ? )

y x 1
What is ____ if _________?

2x  y  9
2 1  y  9 (1, 7)
2  y  9 -2
y7
 b. ( ?, 9 )

x y 9
What is ____ if _________?

2x  y  9 (0, 9)

2 x  9  9 -9
2x  0
2 2
x0
TRY THIS….

c. ( 4, ? )

y x4
What is ____ if _________?

2x  y  9
(4, 1)
2  4  y  9
8  y  9 -8
y 1
Function notation replaces the independent variable, y
with either f(x), g(x), or h(x).

f _____
f(x) is read as “ ____ of _____”
x

Does not mean g _____

g(x) is read as “ ____ of _____”
x
multiplication!

h _____
h(x) is read as “ ____ of _____”
x
 Instead of writing, y  x3 , we replace the y with f ( x)

f ( x)  x  3

f of x equals x  3
is read as “ ___________________________________”

Function
Read as
Notation

f ( x)  x 2 f of x equals x 2

f ( x)  x f of x equals the absolute value of x

f ( x)  x f of x equals the square root of x
f ( x)  3  x 2 f of x equals 3  x 2
 Look at the mappings below.
What is happening to each number in theWhat
domain to get the
is happening to
corresponding number in the range? x to get the
corresponding f(x)
Domain Range value?
x f ( x)

2 8 Function Rule:

5 11 f ( x)  x  6
10 16
What is happening to
x to get the
Domain Range corresponding f(x)
x f ( x) value?

-3 -6 Function Rule:

0 0 f ( x)  2 x
5 10
 function rule can be thought of as an operation that changes the
The ______________

domain
numbers in the ___________ range
to make the ________.

Function notation: f ( x)  3 x 2  4 x  2
function rule
The right side of any function notation is called the _____________.

Replace Right side

the y with of notation
f(x)
Equation Function Notation Function Rule

y  x6 f ( x)  x  6 x6
y  2 x2  3 f ( x)  2 x 2  3 2x  3
2

y  4 x 7 f ( x)  4 x  7 4 x 7
 input
The numbers of the domain are sometimes called the ________ and the
output
range is called the ___________.

Changes the domain

into the range

x
input

output
Function Rule
f ( x)
 Find the range for the function f ( x)  3 x  1
if the domain of f(x) is { 0, 2, 4 }.
domain

Range = { 1, 7, 13 }
3x  1 range
Domain Range

0 0 1
3  0  1 1 2 7

2 4 13
3  2  1 7

4 Written as ordered pairs:

3  4  1 13 {(0,1), (2, 7), (4,13)}
Try this…

For the function, h( x)  x  2

2
, find the range
if the domain is { -3, 0, 4 }.
x2  2
Input Output

 3  2
2
3 = 92 7

0  0
2
2 = 02 2

 4 2 16  2
2
4 = 14

Range: {2, 7, 14}

Sometimes we only want to only evaluate one element of the domain.

For example, if g ( x)  x 2  3x  1 find g ( x ) when x2

“find g ( x ) when x2 ”, can be written in a shorter form as “ g (2) ”.

Plug 2 into
Example 2: If g ( x)  x  3x  1 find
2
g (2)
the
g ( x)  x 2  3x  1 function
g (2) .  2   3  2   1 rule.
2

g (2)  4  6  1
g (2)  1
g (2)  1
 If h( x)  2 x  3x  2
2
Try these… find:

A. h (0)
h(0)  2  0   3  0   2
.
2

h(0)  0  0  2
h(0)  2

B. h (2)

h(2)  2  2   3  2   2
.
2

h(2)  2  4  6  2
h(2)  8  6  2
h(2)  0