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2: MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS OF FUNCTIONS: THE SIX TYPES


A function can be defined in the following six ways:

1. By a verbal rule:
Total cost of roses when the unit price is $3.
          2. As an equation: y = 3x.           3. As a set of points:
(0, 0), (1, 3), (2, 6), (3,9).

4. As a table:
Input, x 0 1 2 3 4 5
Output, y 0 3 6 9 12 15
        5. As a diagram: FunctionDiagram         6. As a graph: FunctionGraph

CONCEPT CHECK: Out of the 6 representations, the one showing the best that the function's values are increasing is representation number: