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Evaluating Functions

General Mathematics
Lesson Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students must be
able to:
• evaluate a function; and
• solve problems involving evaluation of
functions.
Law of Substitution
If a + x = b and x = c, then a+ c= b

Illustration:
To find the value of n2 when n is 15: Substitute
15 in place of n in n2 to get 152 or 225.
Evaluating Functions
To evaluate function is to replace its variable
with a given number or expression.

Think of the domain as the set


of the function’s input values
and the range as the set of the
function’s output values as
shown in the figure below. The
input is represented by x and
the output by f(x).
Example 1
If f(x) = x + 8, evaluate each.
a. f(4)
b. f(–2)
c. f(–x)
d. f(x + 3)
Solution to Example 1
a. f(4) = 4 + 8 or 12.
b. f(–2) = –2 + 8 or 6
c. f(–x) = –x + 8
d. f(x + 3) = x + 3 + 8 or x + 11
Example 2
The price function p(x) = 640 – 0.2(x) represents
the price for which you can sell x printed T-
shirts.
What must be the price of the shirt for the first
3 entries in the table?
Target No. of Shirt Sales 500 900 1300 1700 2100 2500
Price per T-shirt
Solution to Example 2
 p(500) = 640 − 0.2(500) = 640 − 100 = 540
 p(900) = 640 – 0.2(900) = 640 – 180 = 460
 p(1 300) = 640 − 0.2(1 300) = 640 − 260 = 380
Solution to Example 2
 p(500) = 640 − 0.2(1700) = 640 − 340 = 300
 p(900) = 640 – 0.2(2100) = 640 – 420 = 220
 p(1 300) = 640 − 0.2(2500) = 640 − 500 = 140
Exercise A
Evaluate each function at the indicated values of
the independent variable and simplify the result.

1. f(x) = 9 – 6x f(–1)
2. g(x) = x2 – 4x g(2 – x)
3. h(x) =2x h (1/2)
4. f(x) = –2x2 – 3 f(–3)
5. f(x) = √9 − x2 f(3)
SEATWORK#2
Evaluate each function at the indicated values of
the independent variable and simplify the result.

1. f(x) = 12 – 5x , f(–2)
2. g(x) = x2 – 3x , g(4 - x)
3. h(x) =13x , h(1/2)
4. f(x) = 2x2 – 3x + 5 , f(–3)
5. f(x) = √16 − x2 , f(2)

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