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Types

of
Functions
Constant Function
A constant function is a function
that has the same output value no
matter what your input value is.
Because of this, a constant function has
the form f (x) = b , where b is a constant
(a single value that does not change).
Example: y = 7
Identity Function
The identity function is a function
which returns the same value, which
was used as its argument. In other
words, the identity function is the
function f (x) = x , for all values of x.

Example: f(2) =2
Linear Function

The polynomial function with


degree one. It is in the form
y = mx + b

Example: y = 2x+7
Quadratic Function
If the degree of the polynomial
function is two, then it is a quadratic
function. It is expressed as y = ax2 +
bx +c, where a ≠ 0 and a, b, c are
constant and x is a variable.
Example: y = 4x2+6x+8
Cubic Function
A cubic polynomial function is a
polynomial of degree three and can be
denoted by f (x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d ,
where a ≠ 0 and a, b, c, and d are
constant & x is a variable.
Example: y = 3x3+7x2+2x+1
Polynomial Function

Example: y = 2x4+8x3+4x2+ 9x+ 3


Power Function
A power function is a function in
the form y = axb where b is any real
constant number. Many of our parent
functions such as linear functions and
quadratic functions are in fact power
functions.
Example: y = 8x5
Rational Function

Example:
Exponential Function
These are functions of the form:
y = abx , where x is in an exponent and
a and b are constants. (Note that only b
is raised to the power x; not a.) If the
base b is greater than 1 then the result
is exponential growth.
Example: y = 2x
Logarithmic Function
Logarithmic functions are the inverses of
exponential functions, and any exponential function
can be expressed in logarithmic form. Logarithms are
very useful in permitting us to work with very large
numbers while manipulating numbers of a much more
manageable size. It is written in the form
y = logbx x > 0, where b > 0 and b ≠1

Example: y = log7 49
Absolute Value Function
The absolute value of any
number, c is represented in the form of
|c|. If any 7 function f: R→ R is defined
by f (x) = /x/ , it is known as absolute
value function.
Example: y = /x − 4/ + 2
Greatest Integer Function
If a function f: R→ R is defined by f(x) = [x],
x ∈ X. It round-off to the real number to the
integer less than the number. Suppose, the
given interval is in the form of (k, k+1), the value
of greatest integer function is k which is an
integer.
Example: f (x) = /x/ +1 where /x/ is the
greatest integer function
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