Chapter 5 Flashcards
How to do synthetic divison
check book
how to test function on graph
vertical line test
x-intercept
x coordinate where graph intersects x axis
y-intercept
y coordinate where graph intersects y axis
how many y intercepts in function
1
because for 1 input (0 as x value), 1 output
how to determine x intercepts for any function
set f(x)=0, then solve for x
How to solve for y intercepts
f(0)=y
when x=0
A function is increasing on the interval when
y1
function is decreasing on the interval when
y1>y2
but x1
function on the interval when
y1=y2
for every pair of numbers x1 and x2 in the interval
increasing function looks like
moves upwards from left to right as the independent variable assumes values from left to right on the interval
decreasing function looks like
moves downwards, from left to right, as the independent variable
constant function looks like
function value stays same as independent variable assumes values form left to right in interval
interval
part of a function
absolute mimimun
f(c) equal to or less than f(x)
absolute maximum
f(x) equal to or greater than f(x)
extreme values/extrema (plural of extremum)
minimum/maximum values of a function