General Mathematics - Representing Function

Question 1

each element of the first set called

Answer 1

domain

Question 2

A pair of an input value and its corresponding output value is called an ______ and can be written as (a, b).

Answer 2

ordered pair

Question 3

The letters we use to stand for the input and output of a function, like x and y in Example 1, are called

Answer 3

variables

Question 4

there corresponds one and only one element of the second set called

Answer 4

range.

Question 5

a rule of correspondence between two nonempty sets

Answer 5

function

Question 6

The variable standing for the input of a function is called the

Answer 6

independent variable,

Question 7

A function that is defined by two or more equations over a specified domain is called a __________

Answer 7

Piecewise Function

Question 8

there corresponds one and only one element of the second set called

Answer 8

range.

Question 9

What is the formula for difference quotient?

Answer 9

f(x+h)-f(x)/h

Question 10

the variable standing for the output is called the

Answer 10

dependent variable

Question 11

a rule that takes numbers as inputs and assigns to each input exactly one number as the output.

Answer 11

function

Question 12

When a function of f is defined by y = f(x) then x is called the _______

Answer 12

independent variable

Question 13

a method of determining whether a relation is a function or not.

Answer 13

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