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General Mathematics

A relation
- is any set of ordered pairs. The set of all first elements of the ordered pairs is called the
domain of the relation, and the set of all second elements is called the range.
- A function is a relation or rule of correspondence between two elements (domain and
range) such that each element in the domain corresponds to exactly one element in the
range.

A relation is any set of ordered


pairs. The set of all first elements
of the ordered
pairs is called the domain of the
relation, and the set of all second
elements is called
the range.
A function is a relation or rule of
correspondence between two
elements (domain
and range) such that each element
in the domain corresponds to
exactly one element
in the range.
A relation is any set of ordered
pairs. The set of all first elements
of the ordered
pairs is called the domain of the
relation, and the set of all second
elements is called
the range.
A function is a relation or rule of
correspondence between two
elements (domain
and range) such that each element
in the domain corresponds to
exactly one element
in the range.
Function- a relation in which each element of the domain corresponds to exactly one
element of range; a relation where each element in the domain is related to only one
value in the range by some rule; is a set of ordered pairs (x,y) such that
no two ordered pairs have the same x-value but different y-values. Using
functional notation, we can write f(x) = y, read as “f of is equal to y.” In
particular, if (1, 2) is an ordered pair
associated with the function f, then we say that f(2) = 1

Determine whether the following are functions


a) A = {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4), (4, 5)}- FUNCTION b)
B = {(1, 3), (0, 3), (2, 1), (4, 2)}- FUNCTIONc)
C = {(1, 6), (2, 5), (1, 9), (4, 3)}- not a function because the first
element, 1, is repeated.

Domain - set of the first coordinates or the x( the set Dis the domain of f)When
finding the domain, remember:- The denominator (bottom) of a fraction
cannot be zero - The number under a square root sign must be positive in this
section

Example: y= √ x+4
The domain of this function is x≥ − 4, since x cannot be less than – 4

NOTE!
-The only ones that "work" and give us an answer are the ones greater than or equal
to − 4. This makes the number under the square root positive enclosed (colored-in)
circle on the point (−4,0). This indicates that the domain "starts" at this point general,
we determine the domain of each function by looking for those values of
the independent variable(usually x ) which we are allowed to use. (Usually,
we have to avoid 0 on the bottom of a fraction, or negative values under the square
root sign).

Range
- set of the second coordinates or the y ( the set Ris the range of f)
-The range of a function is the spread of possible y
-values (minimum
y
-value to the maximum
y
-value)-Substitute different
x
-values into the expression for
y
to see what is happening. (Ask yourself: Is
y
always positive? Always negative? Or maybe not equal to certain values?)-
Make sure you look for
minimum
and
maximum
values of
y
.Example: y=
√
x+4-We notice the curve is either on or above the horizontal axis. No matter
what value of
x
we try, we will always get a zero or positive value of
y
.We say the
range
in this case is
y

≥ 0.
* The curve goes on forever vertically, beyond is shown on the graph, so
the range is all non-negative values of y
Relation
- a rule that relates values from a set of values (called the domain) to a
second set of values(called the range); a set of ordered pairs (x,y).Example:
Relation in table Relation in graphRelation in mapping diagram functions
Defined by Equation
Defining a function by displaying the rule of correspondence in a
table or listing all the theordered pairs
only works if the
domain and range are finite.

Vertical Line Test for a Function


- if each vertical line in a rectangular coordinate system passes through at
most one point on the graph of the equation but if it passes through two
or more points on the graph then the equation does not define a function
Domain of a Function
- set of all inputs for the function; may be stated explicitly

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