1.8 Represent Functions as graphs

You will represent functions as graphs

Essential Question: How do you represent functions as graphs?

Investigation: Scatter Plots and Functions

How can you tell whether a graph represents a function?

Step 1: Collect data: height of each student and forearm lengthHeight (in)

Forearm length (in)

Step 2: Make a scatter plot

Draw Conclusions: p.48 #1-3

Warm-Up ExercisesGraph a functionEXAMPLE 1

STEP 1 Make an input-output table.

SOLUTION

Graph the function y = x with domain 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8. 12

x 0 2 4 6 8

y 0 1 2 3 4

Warm-Up ExercisesGraph a functionEXAMPLE 1

STEP 2

Plot a point for each ordered pair (x, y).

Warm-Up ExercisesGUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1

1. Graph the function y = 2x – 1 with domain 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

ANSWER

Warm-Up ExercisesGraph a functionEXAMPLE 2

The table shows the average score s on the mathematics section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in the United States from 1997 to 2003 as a function of the time t in years since 1997. In the table, 0 corresponds to the year 1997, 1 corresponds to 1998, and so on. Graph the function.

519516514514511512511Average score, s

6543210Years since 1997, t

SAT Scores

Warm-Up Exercises

SOLUTION

STEP 1 Choose a scale. The scale should allow you to plot all the points on a graph that is a reasonable size.

EXAMPLE 2 Graph a function

The s-values range from 511 to 519, so label the s-axis from 510 to 520 in increments of 2 units.

The t-values range from 0 to 6, so label the t-axis from 0 to 6 in increments of 1 unit.

Warm-Up Exercises

STEP 2

Plot the points.

EXAMPLE 2 Graph a function

Warm-Up ExercisesEXAMPLE 2GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 2

WHAT IF? In Example 2, suppose that you use a scale on the s-axis from 0 to 520 in increments of 1 unit. Describe the appearance of the graph.

2.

The graph would be very large with all the points near the top of the graph.

ANSWER

Warm-Up ExercisesWrite a function rule for a graphEXAMPLE 3

Write a rule for the function represented by the graph.Identify the domain and the range of the function.

SOLUTION

STEP 1 Make a table for the graph.

x 1 2 3 4 5

y 2 3 4 5 6

Warm-Up ExercisesWrite a function rule for a graphEXAMPLE 3

STEP 2 Find a relationship between the inputs and the outputs. Notice from the table that each output value is 1 more than the corresponding input value.

STEP 3

Write a function rule that describes the relationship:y = x + 1.

A rule for the function is y = x + 1. The domain of the function is 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The range is 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

ANSWER

Warm-Up ExercisesGUIDED PRACTICE for Example 3

Write a rule for the function represented by the graph. Identify the domain and the range of the function.

3.

ANSWER y = 5 – x; domain: 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, range: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Warm-Up ExercisesGUIDED PRACTICE for Example 3

Write a rule for the function represented by the graph. Identify the domain and the range of the function.

ANSWER y = 5x + 5; domain: 1, 2, 3, and 4, range: 10, 15, 20, and 25

4.

Warm-Up ExercisesAnalyze a graphEXAMPLE 4

The graph shows guitar sales (in millions of dollars) for a chain of music stores for the period 1999–2005. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. Describe how sales changed over the period and how you would expect sales in 2006 to compare to sales in 2005.

Guitar Sales

Warm-Up ExercisesAnalyze a graphEXAMPLE 4

SOLUTION

The independent variable is the number of years since1999. The dependent variable is the sales (in millions of dollars). The graph shows that sales were increasing. If the trend continued, sales would be greater in 2006 than in 2005.

Warm-Up ExercisesEXAMPLE 4GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 4

Yes; the graph seems to increase about $0.2 million every two years.

ANSWER

Based on the graph in Example 4, is $1.4 million a reasonable prediction of the chain’s sales for 2006? Explain.

5. REASONING

Warm-Up ExercisesDaily Homework Quiz

ANSWER

Graph the function y = x + 2 with domain 2, 4, 6, and 8.

12

1.

Warm-Up ExercisesDaily Homework Quiz

Write a rule for the function represented by the graph. Identify the domain and the range of the function.

2.

ANSWER y = – 12

x + 6;

Domain: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8;Range: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

1.8 Represent Functions as graphs

You will represent functions as graphs

Essential Question: How do you represent functions as graphs?

• You can use a graph to represent a function

• An input-output table can be used to write a rule for a function whose graph is given.

You can graph a function by using its domain and function rule to create an input-output table, and then by graphing points for each ordered pair in the table.