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Algebra Function Exercises

The document contains 4 problems involving function notation and function evaluation: 1. Evaluate various function expressions given definitions of functions f, g, and h. 2. Convert function evaluations into coordinate points and plot them on a graph for the function f(x) = x^2 + 7. 3. Find function values and x-values for the given graph of f(x). 4. Analyze a function S(t) = 9t - 4 that models the number of elves with swine flu over time t in days, and evaluate, interpret, graph, and find values of the function.

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Algebra Function Exercises

The document contains 4 problems involving function notation and function evaluation: 1. Evaluate various function expressions given definitions of functions f, g, and h. 2. Convert function evaluations into coordinate points and plot them on a graph for the function f(x) = x^2 + 7. 3. Find function values and x-values for the given graph of f(x). 4. Analyze a function S(t) = 9t - 4 that models the number of elves with swine flu over time t in days, and evaluate, interpret, graph, and find values of the function.

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NAME:_____________________

Function Notation DATE:___________

1. Evaluate the following expressions given the functions below:

12
g(x) = -3x + 1 f(x) = x2 + 7 h( x)  j ( x)  2 x  9
x

a. g(10) = b. f(3) = c. h(–2) =

d. j(7) = e. h(a) f. g(b+c)

h. Find x if g(x) = 16 i. Find x if h(x) = –2 j. Find x if f(x) = 23

2. Change the following statements into coordinate points and then plot them!

a. f(–1) = 1

b. f(2) = 7

c. f(1) = –1

d. f(3) = 0

3. Given this graph of the function f(x):


y
5
f(x)

x
-5 5

-5

Find:

a. f(–4) = b. f(0) = c. f(3) = d. f(-5) =

e. x when f(x) = -2 f. x when f(x) = 0


APPLICATION
4. Swine flu is attacking the North Pole. The function below determines how many elves have
swine flu where t = time in days and S = the number of people in thousands.

S (t )  9t  4
a. Find S(4).

b. What does S(4) mean?

c. Find t when S(t) = 23.

d. What does S(t) = 23 mean?

e. Graph the function.

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