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Introduction to Linear Functions
Introduction to Linear Functions — from OpenStax Precalculus 2e.
Introduction to Linear Functions
Imagine placing a plant in the ground one day and finding that it has doubled its height just a few days later. Although it may seem incredible, this can happen with certain types of bamboo species. These members of the grass family are the fastest-growing plants in the world. One species of bamboo has been observed to grow nearly 1.5 inches every hour.http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-3000/fastest-growing-plant/ In a twenty-four hour period, this bamboo plant grows about 36 inches, or an incredible 3 feet! A constant rate of change, such as the growth cycle of this bamboo plant, is a linear function.
Recall from Functions and Function Notation that a function is a relation that assigns to every element in the domain exactly one element in the range. Linear functions are a specific type of function that can be used to model many real-world applications, such as plant growth over time. In this chapter, we will explore linear functions, their graphs, and how to relate them to data.
Tsopano inu Sikuti pali calculator yomwe imatha kufotokoza izi, koma zigawo zake zimatha kuwerengedwa. Timafuna kuyesera imodzi pansipa, kapena tidzalemba ya ife.
M’malo mwake, maakaunti aulere amawonjezera malemba pazophunzira zonse, mnda wa zomwe mwamaliza, mavuto anu omaliza m’malo limodzi, ndi m’bale amene mungafunse za nkhaniyo. Maphunziro a matekinoloje ndi otsegulira kwa aliyense, olembetsa kapena osalembetsa.
Kulembetsa KulowaZithunzi
Pitani pa dzina lililonse lachifaniziro kuti mudziwe tanthauzo lake, chithunzi chake, ndi zimene limatanthauza.
Mafunso omwe anthu amafunsa
What is a function, really?
A rule that assigns exactly one output to each input. The vertical-line test on a graph is the same idea: no input may have two outputs.
Why do we need complex numbers?
Because x² + 1 = 0 has no real solution, and allowing one new number i with i² = −1 makes every polynomial equation solvable. They then turn out to describe rotation, waves and alternating current more naturally than real numbers do.
Zigawo za m'nkhaniyi ndi zochokera OpenStax Precalculus 2e (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Kuphatikizapo ndi kufotokozanso pano; zolakwika ndi zathu. Chifukwa chakuti malemba ake ali ndi ufulu wogwiritsa ntchito popanda cholinga chogulitsa, maphunzirowa ndi aulere, sagulitsa chilichonse, ndipo amagawidwa pansi pa ufulu wogwiritsa ntchito umenewo.
Zambiri pa Precalculus
Complex numbersPolynomial functionsRational functionsSequences and seriesThe binomial theoremConic sectionsVectorsExponential and logarithmic functionsPolynomial division and the remainder theoremParametric equations and polar coordinates