SOLUTION: I'm a bit confused with these problems. I get it somewhat, but for some reason I get lost after the first few variables.
Evaluate function for the value specified.
f(x)=x2-7x+
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Question 83140: I'm a bit confused with these problems. I get it somewhat, but for some reason I get lost after the first few variables.
Evaluate function for the value specified.
f(x)=x2-7x+10; find (a)f(0), (b)f(5), and (c)f(-2)
Rewrite equation as a function of x
-3x+4y= 11 ( what i don't understand is how i find out how to rewrite this equation.)
this has to be graphed- f(x)=-2x-5 ( does this get graphed like any other equation, i noticed the function notation and got a little confused)
If f(x) =4x-3 then what does this equate to?
f(-1)
Answer by bucky(2189) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Evaluate function for the value specified.
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find
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(a) f(0)
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Just substitute 0 for every x in the equation and reduce as necessary
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(b) f(5)
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Substitute 5 for every x in the equation:
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(c) f(-2)
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Substitute -2 for every x in the equation:
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Rewrite equation as a function of x
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This problem is just asking you to solve for y. Then replace the y by "f(x)". First, solve
for y. Start by getting the term containing y on one side and everything else on the
other side. So get rid of the -3x on the left side by adding +3x to both sides. This
makes the equation become:
.
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Then solve for y by dividing all terms on both sides of this equation by 4 (which is
the multiplier of y) to get:
.
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Now just replace y by f(x) and the answer becomes:
.
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This has to be graphed- f(x)=-2x-5
.
(Does this get graphed like any other equation? I noticed the function notation and got
a little confused)
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I'm going to assume that the "-" sign after the word "graphed" is not associated with the
function. If it is, just make the appropriate changes. (The changes would involve
having -y on the left side of the equation and then changing it to +y by multiplying
the entire equation ... all terms on both sides ... by -1.)
All you
have to do for this problem is replace f(x) by y. This makes the equation to be graphed:
.
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Now just proceed as you would with any graphing problem. You can assign values to x and
find the corresponding values of y. Then plot each x,y point for the various values of
x. You are creating the graph of f(x).
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When you get done the graph should look somewhat like:
.
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If then what does this equate to?
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f(-1)
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Just as we did above, substitute -1 for every x in the equation and you get:
.
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So is equal to .
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Hope this helps a little to clarify things for you regarding functional notation and what
it means.
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