Pops Jaminey M.

Macatbag Business Mathematics

BSEd-IV TTH 11:00-12:30

Algebraic Functions
A function that satisfies an algebraic equation is called algebraic function. Algebraic
function whose value is obtained by performing following operations: addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to a rational power. A function of one
variable is said to be algebraic, if it satisfies a polynomial equation whose coefficients are
polynomials in the same variable. The function f(x) is algebraic if y = f(x) is a solution of
an equation of the form Pn(x)yn+...............+P1(x)y+P0(x) = 0.

Example: Find the factors of f(x) = 2x2 + 4x - 12.

Solution:
Given 2x2 + 4x - 12
Factor the GCD

=> 2x2 + 4x - 12 = 2(x2 + 2x - 6)

Factor the quadratic, x2 + 2x - 6

x2 + 2x - 6 = x2 + 3x - 2x - 6

= x(x + 3) - 2(x + 3)

= (x - 2)(x + 3)

=> Factors of 2x2 + 4x - 12 = 2 (x - 2)(x + 3)

Types of Algebraic Functions

The algebraic functions are formed by applying algebraic operations to the identity
function f(x) = y = x.

There are various types of algebraic functions:

1.Linear Function: A linear function is a function defined by an equation of the form y =

mx + c.
2.Quadratic Function: A quadratic function is a function defined by an equation of the
form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a 0.
3.Cubic Function: A function defined by a polynomial of degree 3. The general form of
cubic function is f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, a 0.
4.Polynomial: A polynomial is sum or difference of monomials, f(x) =
anxn+an1xn1+..............+a2x2+a1x+a0
5.Rational Function: A function written in the form of ab is called rational function, f(x)
= p(x)q(x), p(x) and q(x) are polynomial functions.
6.Radical Function: A radical function contain functions involving roots, f(x) = p(x)
n.
Linear Equation

A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the
product of a constant and (the first power of) a single variable (however, different
variables may occur in different terms). A simple example of a linear equation with only
one variable, x, may be written in the form: ax + b = 0, where a and b are constants and a
0. The constants may be numbers, parameters, or even non-linear functions of
parameters, and the distinction between variables and parameters may depend on the
problem (for an example, see linear regression).

Linear Equation in One Variable

Linear Equation in Two Variables

A linear equation in two variable is an first-degree equation that can be written in the
form ax + by = c, and a and b both are not be zero, where a, b, and c are real numbers.
The graph of any equation of this form is a straight line.

It is called a linear equation as both the variables are in the power of one. Also, the
numbers a, b, c are known as the coefficients of the variables. This equation can also be
written as y = abx + cb where ab is the slope of the line and cb is its intercept.

Gladys Q. Laigue Business Mathematics

BSEd-IV ENGLISH TTH 11:00-12:30

Algebraic functions
An algebraic function is a type of equation that uses mathematical operations. An
equation is a function if there is a one-to-one relationship between its x-values and y-
values.

Types of
Algebraic
Functions
The algebraic
functions are
formed by
applying algebraic operations to the identity function f(x) = y = x.
There are various types of algebraic functions:
1.Linear Function: A linear function is a function defined by an equation of the form y =
mx + c.
2.Quadratic Function: A quadratic function is a function defined by an equation of the
form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a 0.
3.Cubic Function: A function defined by a polynomial of degree 3. The general form of
cubic function is f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, a 0.
4.Polynomial: A polynomial is sum or difference of monomials, f(x) =
anxn+an1xn1+..............+a2x2+a1x+a0
5.Rational Function: A function written in the form of ab is called rational function, f(x)
= p(x)q(x), p(x) and q(x) are polynomial functions.
6.Radical Function: A radical function contain functions involving roots, f(x) = p(x)
n.

Linear Equation

An algebraic equation, such as y = 4 x + 3, in which the variables are of the first

degree (that is, raised only to the first power). The graph of such an equation is a
straight line.
Linear Equation in One Variable
Linear Equation in Two Variables
A linear system of two equations with two variables is any system that can be written
in the form ax+by= p or cx+dy= q

where any of the constants can be zero with the exception that each equation must have at
least one variable in it.

Also, the system is called linear if the variables are only to the first power, are only in the
numerator and there are no products of variables in any of the equations.