Function Notation

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What does it mean to find f(2)?

Back

Let x = 2

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If f(x) = 2x + 1, what would be your first step to find f(1)?

Back

Plug a 1 in for all the x's

Front

A plant's height is a function of the time it has grown. Time is measured in weeks. What does the notation h(4) = 5 mean?

Back

After 4 weeks the plant is 5 inches tall

Front

f(x) is the same thing as ______.

Back

y

Front

Function

Back

Every input has only one output

Front

What does f(2) = 80 represent in the context of a baseball's speed as a function of time since it was hit?

Back

After 2 seconds the baseball is traveling at 80mph

Front

What does f(3) represent in the situation where the speed of a baseball, measured in mph, is a function of the time since it has been hit by a bat, measured in seconds?

Back

The speed of the ball after 3 seconds.

Front

What does the notation h(10) represent in the context of a plant's height as a function of time?

Back

The height of the plant after 10 weeks.

Front

What does the notation h(12) = 16 represent in the context of a plant's height as a function of time?

Back

The plant is 16 inches tall after 12 weeks.

Front

The speed of a baseball, measured in mph, is a function of the time since it has been hit by a bat, measured in seconds. What does f(4) = 65 represent in the situation?

Back

The ball is traveling 65 mph, 4 seconds after it was hit.