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Intermediate Algebra – Student Workbook – Second Edition 2013

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Lesson 2b <strong>–</strong> Functions and Function Operations<br />

Mini-Lesson<br />

Let’s continue our review of functions and function notation, as understanding these topics is<br />

CRITICAL for your work in the rest of this course. Functions describe specific relationships<br />

between inputs and outputs. Work with the table below as a reminder of how to find inputs and<br />

outputs for a given function. If you can learn to think about functions in terms of “inputs” and<br />

“outputs”, then the remainder of our topics will be much easier to understand.<br />

Problem 2 YOU TRY <strong>–</strong> FINDING INPUTS, FINDING OUTPUTS<br />

Complete the table below. The first one is done for you. Write your results as an ordered pair.<br />

Function<br />

f(x) = x + 7<br />

(Input,<br />

Output)<br />

(x, f(x))<br />

Given Input, Find Output<br />

Find f(x) when x = 2.<br />

Looking for (2, ___)<br />

To find the output<br />

EVALUATE f(2)<br />

( )<br />

( ) ( )<br />

( )<br />

Given Output, Find Input<br />

Find x when f(x) = 8.<br />

Looking for (___, 8)<br />

To find the output, SOLVE for<br />

f(x) = 8<br />

( )<br />

g(t) = 3t <strong>–</strong> 4<br />

(t, g(t))<br />

Ordered pair: (2, 9)<br />

Ordered pair: (1, 8)<br />

Find g(t) when t = 4. Find t when g(t) = -1.<br />

f(x) = x - 5<br />

Find f(x) when x = -4. Find x when f(x) = 10.<br />

g(x) = 2x + 4<br />

Find g(x) when x = 3. Find x when g(x) = 5.<br />

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