Evaluating a function means replacing the variable in the function, in this

case �, with the value from the function’s domain and computing for the
result. To denote that we are evaluating � at � for some � in the domain of
�, we write �(�).
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DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
FUNCTIONS
A constant function is a function
that has the same output value no
matter what your input value is.
Constant
Because of this, a constant function �=7
Function
has the form �(�) = �, where � is a
constant (a single value that does not
change).
The identity function is a
function which returns the same
Identity value, which was used as its
�(2) = 2
Function argument. In other words, the
identity function is the function
�(�) = �, for all values of �.
 A polynomial function is
defined by = �0 + �1 � +
Polynomial
�2 �2 + . . . + �� �� , where n
Function
is a non-negative integer and
�0 , �1 , �2 , . . . , � ∈ �.
The polynomial function
Linear
with degree one. It is in the � = 2� + 5
Function form � = �� + �.
If the degree of the
polynomial function is two,
then it is a quadratic function.
Quadratic
It is expressed as � = ��2 + � = 3�2 + 2� + 5
Function �� + �, where � ≠ 0 and
�, �, � are constant and � is a
variable.
 A cubic polynomial
function is a polynomial of
degree three and can be
Cubic
denoted by �(�) = ��3 + �(�) = 5�3 + 3�2 + 2� + 5
Function ��2 + �� + �, where � ≠ 0
and �, �, �, and � are
constant & x is a variable.
A power function is a
function in the form � = ���
where b is any real constant
Power number. Many of our parent
� = 8�5
Function functions such as linear
functions and quadratic
functions are in fact power
functions.
 A rational function is any
function which can be represented
�(�)
Rational by a rational fraction say
�(�)
, in 3�2 + 4
�(�) =
Function which numerator, �(�) and �
denominator, �(�) are polynomial
functions of �, where �(�) ≠ 0.
These are functions of the
form: � = ��� , where � is in an
exponent and � and � are
Exponential
constants. (Note that only � is � = 2�
Function raised to the power �; not �.) If the
base � is greater than 1 then the
result is exponential growth.
 Logarithmic functions are the
inverses of exponential functions,
and any exponential function can be
expressed in logarithmic form.
Logarithms are very useful in
Logarithmic
permitting us to work with very large � = ���7 49
Function numbers while manipulating
numbers of a much more
manageable size. It is written in the
form. � = ���� �, where � > 0, � >
0, and � ≠ 1.
 The absolute value of any number �
is represented in the form of |�|. If any
Absolute function �: � → � is defined by �(�) =
|�|, it is known as absolute value
Value function. For each non-negative value of
� = |� − 4| + 2
Function �, �(�) = � and for each negative value
of �, �(�) =− �, i.e., �(�) = {�, �� � ≥
0; –�, �� � < 0.
If a function �: � → � is defined by
�(�) = [�], � ∈ �. It round-off to the
Greatest real number to the integer less than the �(�) = |�| + 1
Integer number. Suppose the given interval is in where ||�|| is the
greatest integer
Function the form of (�, � + 1), the value of function �
greatest integer function is � which is an
integer
Evaluating function is the process of determining the value of the
function at the number assigned to a given variable. Just like in
evaluating algebraic expressions, to evaluate function you just need to
 a.) replace each letter in the expression with the assigned value and
 b.) perform the operations in the expression using the correct order of
operations.