Precalculus with Calculus Previews, 5th Edition

2 Functions

Chapter Outline

2.1 Functions and Graphs

2.2 Symmetry and Transformations

2.3 Linear Functions

2.4 Quadratic Functions

2.5 Piecewise-Defined Functions

2.6 Combining Functions

2.7 Inverse Functions

2.8 Building a Function from Words

2.9 The Tangent Line Problem

      Chapter 2 Review Exercises

2.1 Functions and Graphs

Introduction Using the objects and the persons around us, it is easy to make up a rule of correspondence that associates, or pairs, the members, or elements, of one set with the members of another set. For example, to ...