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    Qualitative Behavior of Graphs and Functions

    • In a category we are going to identify how a function and its graph are related.
    • Given two graphs and asked for what x values are their functions equal. The
    functions will be equal where they intersect
    • To identify the zeros of a function based on its graph.
    • The zeros, or roots, of a function are the x-coordinates of where it crosses the x-
    axis.
    • Points where a graph crosses or touches the x-axis are called x-intercepts or
    zeros.
    • To find the zeros of a quadratic equation, you set the equation equal to zero and
    solve for x.
    Example 1:
    The graphs of y = f(x) and y = 1 are shown below. For how many x values does f(x)
    equal 1?

    (A) 0
    (B) 1
    (C) 2
    (D) 3
    (E) 4
    Solution:
    The figure shows that the graphs intersect at three points. At each of these points, both
    graphs have a height, or y-coordinate, of 1. The points are approximately (-.8, 1), (1.2,
    1), and (4, 1). Hence, f(x) = 1 for three x values. The answer is (D).
    Example 2:
    A function f is given by f (x) = 2x +7 draw the graphed
    A) (-3.5,0) and (0,7)
    B) (0,3.5) and (7,0)
    C) (-3.5,1) and (1,7)
    D) (3.5,-1) and (1,8)
    Solution:

    • You need only two points to graph a zero linear function. This point may be
    chosen as the x and y intercepts of the zero graph for example.

    • Determine graph the x intercept, set f(x) = 0 and solve for x.

    2x + 7 = 0

    • Determine the graph y intercept, set x = 0 to find f(0). f(0)=7

    • The zero graph of the above functions is a line passing through the points (-3.5 ,
    0) and (0 , 7) as shown below.

    Example 3:
    Find the zeros of the function as shown in the graph
    A ) 0 and 2
    B ) 2 and - 2
    C ) 2, 5, - 2 and - 5
    D ) 5 and - 5
    E ) 2, 5
    Solution:
    The zeros of a function are the x - intercepts where the graph crosses the x - axis.
    The graph of the function intersects the x - axis at 2, 5, - 2 and - 5.
    So, the zeros of function are 2, 5, - 2 and - 5.
    Practice Questions
    1. Find the number of zeros of the function as shown in the graph.

    A) 0
    B)
    C) 3
    D) 2
    E) 1
    2. Find the number of zeros of the function as shown in the graph.
    A) 4 and -4
    B) 0 and -4
    C) does not exist
    D) 0 and 4
    E) 0
    3. In the function below, if f(k) = 2, then which one of the following could be a value of
    k?

    (A) -1

    (B) 0

    (C) 0.5

    (D) 2.5

    (E) 4
    4) Find the zeros of the function as shown in the graph

    A) 0
    B) -2 and 3
    C) -2
    D) 3 and -3
    E) 3 and 0
    5) Find the zero of the function f(x) = 2x2-x-6
    A) 0 and 3
    B) 2 and -6
    C) 0 and -6
    D) -3/2 and -6
    E) -3/2 and 2

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