Image of a Function
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FUNCTION.
Explanation, definition, and examples.
Luis Alfredo López Rodríguez 4th E
IMAGE OF A
FUNCTION(DEFINED)
To understand very well what the image of a function is, one must first be very clear about what it is
the domain of a function. I remind you that the domain of a function is the range of values of
x for which f(x) exists, that is, the values of x for which f(x) has a result.
Graphically, the domain is seen on the x-axis, as these are the values of x for which the function
it exists, that is, the function is represented above.
For example, we have the following function:
What will it be?
YOUR DOMAIN?
Its domain is the range of values of x.
for those for whom the function is represented
above (the function exists). (Line
marked in Blue)
Therefore, the domain of that function is:
Now, what is the image of this function? And by the way, what is the image of a function?
The image is the range of values of f(x) for which there exists a value of x.
It is designated as Im f:
The image of a function can also be called the range or output.
In other words, they are the values of f(x) where the function exists.
Graphically, it is seen on the y-axis, (since f(x) and y are the same). Therefore, the image of the
function of the previous example, are the values that are on the y-axis, for which there exists the
function. (Green line on the Y axis)
Therefore, the image of that function would be:
HOW IS THE IMAGE OF A FUNCTION CALCULATED?
The image is closely related to the range of a function, as to calculate the image,
It is necessary to calculate the domain beforehand. The way to calculate it will depend on the type of
function.
Image of polynomial functions
In these functions, the domain is all R, so the image is also all R:
f(x) always exists, its domain is all R, therefore the image is:
As long as the domain is all R, the image will be all R, except for functions.
quadratic (second degree)
FORMULA FOR
CALCULATE THE
IMAGE OF
A FUNCTION
