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BBMP 1103
                          Management Mathematics
                                     Chapter:3 – Introduction to
                                             Functions

                                                             Prepared by

                                                             Richard Ng

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                     1. Relations and Functions
                         Four types of relations:

                              X                    Y                  X          Y




                                  One to One                           One to Many

                              X                    Y                   X          Y




                                 Many to One                           Many to Many

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2. Function
                            Any relations that produce only one output:

                                                        X              Y




                                                             One to One

                                                         X                Y




                                                             Many to One

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                         Example: 1
                         Which of the following equations will define y as a
                         function of x?
                                                                   y
                                                                              y = 3x
                         a) y = 3 x




                                                                                       x




                                   The above relation is a 1 to 1 (Answer: Function)

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b)    y = x2
                                                                   y


                                                                        y = x2




                                                                                     x




                                  The above relation is a Many to 1 (Answer: Function)


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                            c)   y=± x                  atau   y2 = x

                                                               y


                                                                        y2 = x




                                                                                 x




                                The above relation is a 1 to Many (Answer: Not Function)


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d) y = 6

                                                                 y



                                                                            y=6




                                                                                x




                                  The above relation is a Many to 1 (Answer: Function)


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                           e) x = 5

                                                                         x=5
                                                             y




                                                                                    x




                                The above relation is a 1 to Many (Answer: Not Function)


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Exercise: 3.2
                      Which of the following graphs represent a function of x?
                                  y                                                    y
                      a)                                             b)


                                                                                   0                x




                             0                               x



                        The above relation is a One                       The above relation is a One
                        to One.                                           to Many.
                        Answer: Function                                  Answer: Not Function



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                                      y                                                        y
                       c)                                                 d)


                              0                                  x                         0                 x




                            The above relation is a One                        The above relation is a One
                            to One.                                            to One.
                            Answer: Function                                   Answer: Function




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y
                       e)                                                    f)                 y




                                            0                 x




                                                                                            0                x




                            The above relation is a One                      The above relation is a One
                            to One.                                          to Many.
                            Answer: Function                                 Answer: Not Function




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                     3. Function, Domain and Range

                            Domain = is a set of all values of x that defines y
                            Range = is a set of all values of y for a given domain
                     Example: 2
                     Determine the domain and range of the following functions:
                     a) y = 3 x
                                                             y = 3x
                                                      y
                                          y →∝
                                                                                  Domain = all values of x
                                                                                  where x ∈ R

                              ∝← x
                                                                  x →∝
                                                                         x

                                                                                  Range = all values of y
                                                                                  where y ∈ R
                                                       y →∝
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b)   y = x2
                                                              y →∝
                                                                         y

                                                                                      y = x2




                                                    ∝← x            y=0               x →∝
                                                                                                   x




                             Domain = all values of x                        Range = all values of y
                             where x ∈ R                                     where y ∈ R and y ≥ 0




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                            c) y =                                   y
                                         x                                        1
                                                                             y=
                                                             y →∝                 x



                                              ∝← x            x≠0
                                                                    x≠0                x →∝    x




                                                                         y →∝



                       Domain = all values of x where                        Range = all values of y where
                       x ∈ R and x ≠ 0                                       y ∈ R and    y≠0



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d) y =         x + 3 atau y = x + 3
                                                   2

                                                                    y
                                                             y →∝
                                                                                    y2 = x + 3




                                             x = −3                                              x
                                                                                        x →∝




                                                                    y →∝


                      Domain = all values of x where                    Range = all values of y where
                      x ∈ R and x ≥ −3                                     y∈R


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                      Exercise 3.3:
                      Determine the domain and range of the following functions:

                         a) f(x) = 2x                               y
                                                                           y = 2x
                                                             y →∝



                                                ∝← x
                                                                                        x
                                                                               x →∝


                                                                    y →∝



                      Domain = all values of x where                       Range = all values of y where
                      x∈R                                                  y∈R

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b) f(x) = 3 - x
                                                             y →∝
                                                                     y




                                                                             y = 3− x

                                                                                        x →∝

                                      ∝← x
                                                                                                 x




                                                                     y →∝


                      Domain = all values of x where                         Range = all values of y where
                      x∈R                                                     y∈R

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                        c) f(x) = x2 + 1
                                                                         y

                                                              y →∝
                                                                                    y = x2 + 1




                                                                     y =1

                                           ∝← x
                                                                                                 x
                                                                                         x →∝




                      Domain = all values of x where                         Range = all values of y where
                      x∈R                                                     y ∈ R and y ≥ 1

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1
                        d) f(x) =
                                         x−4
                                 1
                         y=                                   x−4 ≠ 0
                                x−4

                                 Domain = all values ≠ 4 where
                                                   x of x               x ∈ R and x ≠ 4

                                                                             Denominator
                              1                                  1          cannot be zero
                         x−4=                                  x= +4
                              y                                  y

                                                    of where y ∈ R and
                                 Range = all valuesx ≠y4                           y≠0
                                                               y≠0



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                        e) f(x) =         x

                         y= x                                x≥0


                                 Domain = all values ≠ 4 where
                                                   x of x               x ∈ R and x ≥ 0


                          x = y2                             y →∝


                                         Range = all values of y where y ∈ R
                                                      x≠4
                                                               y≠0




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Exercise 3.4:
                       a)                                           y

                                                                    y →∝



                                                                                   x →∝
                                                ∝← x
                                                                                              x




                                                             y →∝




                        Domain = all values of x where                      Range = all values of y where
                        x∈R                                                 y∈R

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                        b)                                              y


                                                                        y=n




                                            ∝← x
                                                                                          x
                                                                                  x →∝

                                                             y →∝



                       Domain = all values of x where                       Range = all values of y where
                       x∈R                                                  y ∈ R and y ≤ n


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c)                                               y

                                                             y →∝




                                         ∝← x                  y>0                       x →∝         x




                       Domain = all values of x where                        Range = all values of y where
                       x∈R                                                   y ∈ R and y > 0



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                                                                     y
                        d)
                                                              y →∝




                                                              y>0
                                                                x≠0                             x
                                         ∝← x                                          x →∝




                       Domain = all values of x where                        Range = all values of y where
                       x ∈ R and x ≠ 0                                       y ∈ R and y > 0



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