calc Flashcards
1
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absolute value function
A
f(x) = {-x, x<0
x, x>=0
2
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algebraic function
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a function involving any combination of onnly the basic operation of addition, sibtraction, multiplication, division, powers, and roots applied to an input variable x
3
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base
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the number b in the exponential function f(x) = b^x and the logarithmic function f(x) = logb(x)
4
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composite function
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given two functions f and g, a new function, denoted g o f, such that (g o f)(x)= g(f(x))
5
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cubic function
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a polynomial of degree 3;that is, a function of the form f(x) = ax^3 +bx^2 +cx +d, where a =/ 0
6
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degree
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for a polynonmial function, the value of the largest exponenet of any term
7
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dependent variable
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the output variable for a function
8
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domain
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the set of inpus for a function
