It would not be a function if it says well it could point to y.
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And this one is is maybe deceptively simple because there re only three values that this function can take on.
The int function short for integer is like the floor function but some calculators and computer programs show different results when given negative numbers.
Voiceover so i have this somewhat hairy function definition here and i want to see if we can graph it.
For example if x 0 return 2x and if x 0 return 3x these are called piecewise functions because their rules aren t uniform but consist of multiple pieces.
It says ok x plus 1.
And that s a set of all values that this function can actually take on.
Some functions have simple rules like for every x return x however there can be other rules that are more elaborate.
It s defined as a different essentially different lines.
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Functions assign outputs to inputs.
A piecewise function is a function built from pieces of different.
You can take on f of x can be equal to 1.
And then it produces 1 more than it.
And this is the ceiling function.
Some say int 3 65 4 the same as the floor function.
You see this right over here even with all the decimals and the negative signs this is essentially a line.
So this right over here not a function because it s not clear if you input x what member of the range you re going to get.
In this unit we learn about functions which are mathematical entities that assign unique outputs to given inputs.
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Or maybe it could point to e or whatever else.
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In order for it to be a function it has to be very clear.
We ll evaluate graph analyze and create various types of functions.
Or it could point to z.
So here whatever the input is the output is 1 more than that original function.
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Now i know what you re asking.
But it doesn t hurt to introduce function notations because it makes it very clear that the function takes an input takes my x in this definition it munches on it.
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Let s think about the range of this piecewise defined function.