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EXAMPLE 2 Find
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= 8x 5 + 4h
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(b)
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In the second step of part (b) of this solution the
numerator and denominator are multiplied by the
conjugate of the numerator in order to rationalize
the numerator, and this gives a common factor of h
in the numerator and denominator.
The concept of a function as a set of ordered pairs
lead to the following definition of the graph of the
function.
1.1.2 Definition of the Graph of a
Function
If f is a function, then the graph of f is the set of all
points (x, y) in the plane R2 for which (x, y) is an
ordered pair in f.
From this definition, the graph of a function f is the
same as the graph of the equation y = f(x).
The graph of the function of Illustration 1 is the
parabola sketched in Figure 4. The graph of function f
of Illustrations 2 and 4 and sketched in Figure 5 is the
top half of parabola. The graph of function g of
Illustrations 3 and 5 is sketched in Figure 6; this graph
is the top half of a hyperbola.