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Linear Function

A linear function is a function whose graph is a line. It can be written in


the slope-intercept form of a line, f(x) = mx+b, where m is the slope and
b is the intercept.
Properties:
• Only linear function has an average constant rate of change.
• The slope determines if the function is an increasing linear
function, a decreasing linear function, or a constant function.
f(x) = mx + b is an increasing function if m > 0.
f(x) = mx + b is a decreasing function if m < 0.
f(x) = mx + b is a constant function if m = 0
Quadratic Function
A quadratic function is a polynomial function of degree two. The general
form of a quadratic function is
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0
and the standard form of a quadratic function is
f(x) = a(x − h)2 + k where a ≠ 0
Properties:
• Quadratic equation is a second-degree polynomial function.
• The graph of a quadratic function is a U-shaped curve called a
parabola that either opens upward or downward.
• The vertex is the lowest point or minimum value when the parabola
opens upwards, while the vertex is the highest point or maximum
value when the parabola opens downward.
• The domain of a quadratic function is all real numbers.
Polynomial Function
A polynomial function is a function that can be expressed in the form of
a polynomial. The general form is -
f(x) = anxn + .... a2x2 + a1x + a0
where each ai is a coefficient and can be any real number other than zero.
For each expression, aixi is a term of a polynomial function.
Properties:
• A polynomial function consists of either zero or the sum of a finite
number of non-zero terms, each of which is a product of a number,
called the coefficient of the term, and a variable raised to a non-
negative integer power.
• The graph of a polynomial function will touch the x-axis at zeros
with even multiplicities. The graph will cross the x-axis at zeros with
odd multiplicities.
Inverse Function
The inverse function is a function obtained by reversing the given
function. Two functions, f and g, are inverses of one another if for all x in
the domain of f and g.
g(f(x)) = f(g(x)) = x
Properties:
• The coordinate pairs of the inverse functions have the input and
output interchanged.
• Only one-to-one functions have inverses.
• If the graphs of both functions are symmetric with respect to the
line y = x, then we say that the two functions are inverses of each
other.

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