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Exercise Set 2.7: Functions and Graphs

This document contains exercises related to functions and graphs. Students are asked to determine if graphs represent functions, analyze sets of points to determine if they represent functions, find function values, domains and ranges, graph functions, solve equations for y, and determine if equations define y as a function of x. Exercises include determining properties of various functions defined by equations or graphs.

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Exercise Set 2.7: Functions and Graphs

This document contains exercises related to functions and graphs. Students are asked to determine if graphs represent functions, analyze sets of points to determine if they represent functions, find function values, domains and ranges, graph functions, solve equations for y, and determine if equations define y as a function of x. Exercises include determining properties of various functions defined by equations or graphs.

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Exercise Set 2.

7: Functions and Graphs

Determine whether or not each of the following graphs 9. y


represents a function.

1. y

x
10. y

2. y
x

3. y
For each set of points,
(a) Graph the set of points.
x
(b) Determine whether or not the set of points
represents a function. Justify your answer.

4. y 11. {(1, 5), (2, 4), (−3, 4), (2, − 1), (3, 6)}

x 12. {(−3, 2), (1, 2), (0, − 3), (2, 1), (−2, 1)}

13. {(2, 0), (4, − 1), (6, 0), (3, − 1), (5, 2)}
5. y

14. {(−1, − 4), (−2, 3), (4, 1), (4, 2), (−2, − 3)}

Answer the following.


6. y
15. Analyze the coordinates in each of the sets
above. Describe a method of determining
x whether or not the set of points represents a
function without graphing the points.

16. Determine whether or not each set of points


7. y
represents a function without graphing the
points. Justify each answer.
x (a) {(−7, 3), (3, − 7), (1, 5), (5, 1), (−2, 1)}
(b) {(6, 3), (−4, 3), (2, 3), (−3, 3), (5, 3)}
(c) {(3, 6), (3, − 4), (3, 2), (3, − 3), (3, 5)}
8. y
(d) {(−2, − 5), (−5, 2), (2, 5), (5, − 2), (5, 2)}

Math 1300, Fundamentals of Mathematics


The University of Houston Chapter 2: Points, Lines, and Functions
Exercise Set 2.7: Functions and Graphs

Answer the following.

17. The graph of y = f (x) is shown below. 19. The graph of y = g (x) is shown below.
(a) Find the domain of the function. Write your (a) Find the domain of the function. Write your
answer in interval notation. answer in interval notation.
(b) Find the range of the function. Write your (b) Find the range of the function. Write your
answer in interval notation. answer in interval notation.
(c) Find the following function values: (c) Find the following function values:
f ( −2); f (0); f (4); f (6) g (−2); g (0); g (2); g (4); g (6)
(d) For what value(s) of x is f ( x) = 9 ? (d) Which is greater, g (−2) or g (3) ?
10 y y
f 6

8
g
4
6

4 2

x
2
−2 2 4 6
x
−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2

−2

−4
−4

18. The graph of y = g (x) is shown below. 20. The graph of y = f (x) is shown below.
(a) Find the domain of the function. Write your (a) Find the domain of the function. Write your
answer in interval notation. answer in interval notation.
(b) Find the range of the function. Write your (b) Find the range of the function. Write your
answer in interval notation. answer in interval notation.
(c) Find the following function values: (c) Find the following function values:
g (−2); g (0); g (1); g (3); g (6) f ( −3); f (−2); f (−1); f (1); f ( 4)

(d) For what value(s) of x is g ( x) = −2 ? (d) Which is smaller, f (0) or f (3) ?


y y
6
f
6 g
4

2
2

x
x
−4 −2 2 4
−2 2 4 6

−2 −2

Math 1300, Fundamentals of Mathematics


The University of Houston Chapter 2: Points, Lines, and Functions
Exercise Set 2.7: Functions and Graphs

For each of the following functions: 38. x + 3y = 4


(a) State the domain of the function. Write your
answer in interval notation. 39. 2 y − 5 x − 7 = 0
(b) Choose x-values corresponding to the domain
of the function, calculate the corresponding y-
40. −3 x + 4 y + 8 = 0
values, plot the points, and draw the graph of
the function.

21. f ( x) = − 32 x + 6

22. f ( x) = 23 x − 4

23. h( x) = 3 x − 5, − 1 ≤ x < 3

24. h( x) = −2 x, − 3 < x ≤ 2

25. g ( x) = x − 3

26. g ( x) = x − 4

27. f ( x) = x − 3

28. f ( x) = 5 − x

29. F ( x) = x 2 − 4 x

30. G ( x) = ( x − 3)2 + 1

For each of the following equations,


(a) Solve for y.
(b) Determine whether the equation defines y as a
function of x. (Do not graph.)

31. 3 y − 5 x = 8

32. 2 x − 9 = 6 y + 2

33. 2 y + 3 x 2 = 7

34. y 2 − 1 = 5 x

35. x + 3 = y 2

36. x 2 + y = 3

37. y −2= x

Math 1300, Fundamentals of Mathematics


The University of Houston Chapter 2: Points, Lines, and Functions

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