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Which the function's values become very positive or negative numbers?
The positive regions of a function are those intervals where the function is above the x-axis. It is where the y-values are positive (not zero). The negative regions of a function are those intervals where the function is below the x-axis. It is where the y-values are negative (not zero).
Why negative value is not valid for log?
The logarithm function is the inverse of the exponential function. Take the exponential function (base 10): y = 10x. The inverse of this is x = 10y. The function y = log(x) is used to define this inverse function. First look at y = 10x. Any real value of x will yield a positive real value for y. If x = 0, then y = 1; if x < 0 (negative) then y is between 0 and 1 (it will never equal zero, though). A value of 10-99999 is very close to zero, but not quite there. There are no real values of x which will give a negative y value for y = 10x. Now look at y = log(x) or x = 10y. No matter what real values for y, that we choose, x will always be a positive number, so a negative value of x in y = log(x) is not possible if you are limiting to real numbers. It is possible with complex and imaginary numbers to take a log of a negative number, or to get a negative answer to y = 10x.
Give an example of a relation that is NOT a function and explain why it is not a function?
y² = x --> y = ±√x Because there are *two* square roots for any positive number (positive and negative) this will not be a function.
What does a negative minus a negative equal?
Suppose x and y are two POSITIVE numbers so that -x and -y are negative. Then a negative minus a negative = (-x) - (-y) = -x +y If x > y the answer is negative If x = y the answer is zero If x < y the answer is positive
Does the equation define y as a function of x x equals y squared?
It depends on the domain of y. If that is restricted to non-negative values, then the answer is yes. But if y is allowed to be negative, then the answer is no because then there are two values of y for each non-zero value of x.
