Chapter 7
Formulating Functions
IN THIS CHAPTER
Freeze-framing function characteristics
Concentrating on domain and range
Tackling one-to-one functions
Applying rules to piecewise functions
Handling composition duties
Working with inverses
Is your computer functioning well? Are you going to that company function? Are your kidneys functioning properly? What is all this business about functions? In algebra, the word function is very specific. You reserve it for certain math expressions that meet the tough standards of input and output values, as well as other mathematical rules of relationships. Therefore, when you hear that a certain relationship is a function, you know that the relationship meets some stringent requirements.
In this chapter, you find out more about these requirements. I also cover topics ranging from the domain and range of functions to the inverses of functions, ...
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