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11 Given f(x)=ax+
b
x
, f(1) = 1, and f(2) = 5, find constantsaandb.
12 Given T(x)=ax^2 +bx+c, T(0) =¡ 4 , T(1) =¡ 2 , and T(2) = 6, finda,b, andc.
Thedomainof a relation is the set of values ofxin the relation.
Therangeof a relation is the set of values ofyin the relation.
The domain and range of a relation are often described usinginterval notation.
For example:
(1) All values of x>¡ 1 are included,
so the domain is fx:x>¡ 1 g.
All values of y>¡ 3 are included,
so the range is fy:y>¡ 3 g.
(2) xcan take any value,
so the domain is fx:x 2 Rg.
ycannot be> 1 ,
so the range is fy:y 61 g.
(3) xcan take all values except 2 ,
so the domain is fx:x 6 =2g.
ycan take all values except 1 ,
so the range is fy:y 6 =1g.
DOMAIN AND RANGE OF FUNCTIONS
To fully describe a function, we need both a ruleanda domain.
For example, we can specify f(x)=x^2 where x> 0.
If a domain is not specified, we use thenatural domain, which is the largest part ofR for whichf(x)is
defined.
C Domain and range
The range is sometimes
called theimage set.
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