Function: f(x) = x

Domain
Range
Extrema
Symmetry
Continuity
Asymptotes
Boundedness
Inc/Dec/Const
Intercepts
End Behavior

Linear Function
(-, )
(-, )
none
Odd
Continuous
none
unbounded
Inc; (-, )
x-int: (0,0) y-int: (0,0)
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =

Function: f(x) = x2
Domain
Range
Extrema
Symmetry
Continuity
Asymptotes
Boundedness
Inc/Dec/Const
Intercepts
End Behavior

Quadratic Function
(-, )
[0, )
Absolute Min @ (0,0)
Even
Continuous
none
Bounded below @ y=0
Dec: (- , 0] Inc: [0, )
x-int: (0,0) y-int: (0,0)
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =

Function: f(x) = x3
Domain
Range
Extrema
Symmetry
Continuity
Asymptotes
Boundedness
Inc/Dec/Const
Intercepts
End Behavior

Cubic Function
(-, )
(-, )
none
Odd
Continuous
none
unbounded
Inc; (-, )
x-int: (0,0) y-int: (0,0)
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =

Function: f(x) = 1/x

Domain
Range
Extrema
Symmetry
Continuity
Asymptotes
Boundedness
Inc/Dec/Const
Intercepts
End Behavior

Reciprocal Function
(-,0) u (0, )
(-,0) u (0, )
none
Odd
Inf. Disc. @ x=0
Vert: x=0 Horiz: y=0
unbounded
Dec: (-,0) u (0, )
none
lim f ( x ) = 0 lim f ( x ) = 0

Function: f(x) =
Domain
Range
Extrema

Symmetry
Continuity
Asymptotes
Boundedness
Inc/Dec/Const
Intercepts
End Behavior

Function: f(x) = ex
Domain
Range
Extrema
Symmetry
Continuity
Asymptotes
Boundedness
Inc/Dec/Const
Intercepts
End Behavior

Square Root Function

[0, )
[0, )
none
none
Continuous
none
Bounded below @ y=0
Inc: [0, )
x-int: (0,0) y-int: (0,0)
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =
x

Exponential Function
(-, )
(0, )
none
none
Continuous
Horizontal @ y = 0
Bounded below @ y=0
Inc: (-, )
x-int: none y-int: (0,1)
lim f ( x ) = 0 lim f ( x ) =
x

Function: f(x) = ln(x) Natural Logarithm Function

Domain
(0, )
Range
(-, )
Extrema
none
Symmetry
none
Continuity
Continuous
Asymptotes
Vertical @ x = 0
Boundedness
unbounded
Inc/Dec/Const
Inc: (0, )
Intercepts
x-int: (1,0) y-int: none
End Behavior
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =
x

Function: f(x) = sin(x) Sine Function

Domain
(-, )
Range
[-1, 1 ]
Extrema
Absolute min (-/2, -1) Absolute Max (/2,1)
(many/repeating will discuss more in Ch 4.)
Symmetry
odd
Continuity
Continuous
Asymptotes
none
Boundedness
Double bounded @y=-1 and y =1
Inc/Dec/Const
Inc: (-/2, /2 ) Dec: (/2, 3/2)
Repeatingwill discuss more in Ch 4.
Intercepts
x-int: (0,0) + many repeating y-int: (0,0)
End Behavior
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =
x

Function: f(x) = cos(x) Cosine Function

Domain
(-, )
Range
[-1, 1 ]
Extrema
Absolute min (, -1) Absolute Max (0,1)
(many/repeating will discuss more in Ch 4.)
Symmetry
even
Continuity
Continuous
Asymptotes
none
Boundedness
Double bounded @y=-1 and y =1
Inc/Dec/Const
Inc: (-/2, /2 ) Dec: (/2, 3/2)
Repeatingwill discuss more in Ch 4.
Intercepts
x-int: (/2,0) + many repeating y-int: (0,1)
End Behavior
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =
x

Function: f(x) = |x|

Domain
Range
Extrema
Symmetry
Continuity
Asymptotes
Boundedness
Inc/Dec/Const
Intercepts
End Behavior

Absolute Value Function

(-, )
[0, )
Absolute min (0, 0)
even
Continuous
none
Bounded below @ y=0
Dec: (-, 0] Inc: [0, )
x-int: (0,0) y-int: (0,0)
lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x ) =
x