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3.1 Functions
Definitions
Relation is any set of ordered pairs.
Domain is the set of all first components of the ordered pairs
Range is the set of all second components of the ordered pairs
Function is a relation in which each member of the domain corresponds to exactly one
member of the range a correspondence from a first set to a second set
value
First Component or First Coordinate
Independent Variable
Ordered Pair ,
value
Second Component or Second Coordinate
Dependent Variable
Decide whether each of the following is function and then find the domain and range
1 A 1 A 1 A 1 A
2 B 2 B 2 B 2 B
3 C 3 C 3 C 3 C
4 D 4 D 4 D 4 D
Function Notation:
represents the value of the function at the number .
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