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f ( x ) = 3 x + 5

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For the following exercises, use the vertical line test to determine if the relation whose graph is provided is a function.

For the following exercises, graph the functions.

For the following exercises, use [link] to approximate the values.

Graph of a parabola.

If f ( x ) = −2 , then solve for x .

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If f ( x ) = 1 , then solve for x .

x = 1.8   or  or  x = 1.8

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For the following exercises, use the function h ( t ) = 16 t 2 + 80 t to find the values.

h ( 2 ) h ( 1 ) 2 1

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h ( a ) h ( 1 ) a 1

64 + 80 a 16 a 2 1 + a = 16 a + 64

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Domain and Range

For the following exercises, find the domain of each function, expressing answers using interval notation.

f ( x ) = x 3 x 2 4 x 12

( , 2 ) ( 2 , 6 ) ( 6 , )

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f ( x ) = x 6 x 4

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Graph this piecewise function: f ( x ) = { x + 1          x < 2 2 x 3     x 2

Graph of f(x).
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Rates of Change and Behavior of Graphs

For the following exercises, find the average rate of change of the functions from x = 1  to  x = 2.

For the following exercises, use the graphs to determine the intervals on which the functions are increasing, decreasing, or constant.

Graph of a parabola.

increasing ( 2 , ) ; decreasing ( , 2 )

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Graph of a function.

increasing ( 3 , 1 ) ; constant ( , 3 ) ( 1 , )

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Find the local minimum of the function graphed in [link] .

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Find the local extrema for the function graphed in [link] .

local minimum ( 2 , 3 ) ; local maximum ( 1 , 3 )

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For the graph in [link] , the domain of the function is [ 3 , 3 ] . The range is [ 10 , 10 ] . Find the absolute minimum of the function on this interval.

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Find the absolute maximum of the function graphed in [link] .

Graph of a cubic function.

( 1.8 , 10 )

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Composition of Functions

For the following exercises, find ( f g ) ( x ) and ( g f ) ( x ) for each pair of functions.

f ( x ) = 4 x , g ( x ) = 4 x

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f ( x ) = 3 x + 2 , g ( x ) = 5 6 x

( f g ) ( x ) = 17 18 x ; ( g f ) ( x ) = 7 18 x

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f ( x ) = x 2 + 2 x , g ( x ) = 5 x + 1

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f ( x ) = x + 2 ,   g ( x ) = 1 x

( f g ) ( x ) = 1 x + 2 ; ( g f ) ( x ) = 1 x + 2

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f ( x ) = x + 3 2 ,   g ( x ) = 1 x

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For the following exercises, find ( f g ) and the domain for ( f g ) ( x ) for each pair of functions.

f ( x ) = x + 1 x + 4 ,   g ( x ) = 1 x

( f g ) ( x ) = 1 + x 1 + 4 x ,   x 0 ,   x 1 4

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f ( x ) = 1 x + 3 ,   g ( x ) = 1 x 9

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f ( x ) = 1 x ,   g ( x ) = x

( f g ) ( x ) = 1 x , x > 0

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f ( x ) = 1 x 2 1 ,   g ( x ) = x + 1

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For the following exercises, express each function H as a composition of two functions f and g where H ( x ) = ( f g ) ( x ) .

H ( x ) = 2 x 1 3 x + 4

sample: g ( x ) = 2 x 1 3 x + 4 ; f ( x ) = x

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H ( x ) = 1 ( 3 x 2 4 ) 3

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Transformation of Functions

For the following exercises, sketch a graph of the given function.

f ( x ) = 4 [ | x 2 | 6 ]

Graph of f(x)
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f ( x ) = ( x + 2 ) 2 1

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For the following exercises, sketch the graph of the function g if the graph of the function f is shown in [link] .

Graph of f(x)

For the following exercises, write the equation for the standard function represented by each of the graphs below.

For the following exercises, determine whether each function below is even, odd, or neither.

For the following exercises, analyze the graph and determine whether the graphed function is even, odd, or neither.

Absolute Value Functions

For the following exercises, write an equation for the transformation of f ( x ) = | x | .

Graph of f(x).

f ( x ) = 1 2 | x + 2 | + 1

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Graph of f(x).

f ( x ) = 3 | x 3 | + 3

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For the following exercises, graph the absolute value function.

Practice Key Terms 1

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Source:  OpenStax, Precalculus. OpenStax CNX. Jan 19, 2016 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11667/1.6
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