Math 1401 Calculus 1

Evaluating Limits
Raphael Sevilla
September 12, 2014

Representing, Evaluating, and Graphing Functions Mathematica Project

Raphael Sevilla
MATH 1401 Calculus 1
September 12, 2014
Objectives: The project explored the representation of functions through seeing them visually
and algebraically
Commands: Solve; NSolve; Expand; Collect; Apart; Together; Numerator; Denominator;
Factor; Plot; Solve; N; Reduce
1a. The problem asked if there were any visible x intercepts in the graph the square root of x
squared multiplied by the sin of x plus of Pi/6. In order to find out if there were any x intercepts,
I used the Plot command on Mathematica and it plotted out the following function. From looking
at the graph, there seemed to be points that hit the x axis, yet not passing zero, so I concluded
that there were x intercepts.

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1b. The problem asked to determine what the solve command says about x intercepts of the
function f(x). After putting the Solve command to solve f(x), it said that their values were
approaching zero. Using that information, I determined that the x intercepts were approaching
zero.
1c. The problem asked to further enhance the view of the graph f(x) to hold the x range from -4
to 4 and asked whether it had x intercepts. I plotted the following the function. I looked again
whether if
there were points that hit the x axis, and
there are
several points that hit it so I resolved that
there are x
intercepts.
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1d. The problem asked whether there were x intercepts in different x intervals, from -6 to 3 and
from -20 to 20. From plotting both functions, I see that there are points that hit the x axis, yet no

points that truly intersect the function.

2a. The problem asks whether why f(x) should have the same x intercepts as g(x). From
examining the functions, the only difference between the two graphs is the square root. The
square root does not limit the zeroes because the function of g(x) only limits the negative y
values yet not the zeroes.
2b. The problem asks what is true of the x values for the function f(x). After examining the f(x)
graph, these values were not existent because the square root values of negative numbers do not
exist.
2c. The problem asks what the commands FindRoot within the interval of 0 to 5 and from Pi/4 to
3 Pi/4. I plugged in the command of FindRoot for both intervals and the output said that both
values were approaching zero. In addition, I used the command Reduce into Mathematica and
that the roots are also approaching very close to zero.
3a. The problem asked to complete the square by hand. After completing the square, the values
of h, k, a are correspondingly -1, 2, 1
3b. The problem asked to plot the following pairs of quadratics by hand on the same axis
3c. The problem asks for the effects of the a, h and k values on the graph. I plugged in several
values of a, h, and k in Mathematica and I examined the graphs visually. After plugging the
values of a, I figured out that a stretches the graph. The value of h determines the horizontal shift
of the graph. Also, the value of k represents the vertical shift
3d. The problem asks to determine how their roots, their highest points, and their lowest points
related. After plotting both graphs, I examined that both graphs share the same vertex. Similarly,
their highest points are similar if a is positive and their lowest points are shared when a is
positive. When a is negative, the graph of g(x) has even lower points.
3e. The problem asks for the relationship between f(x) = x^2 and g(x)= (x-h)^2. After plotting
both functions have the same shape, yet g(x) has a horizontal translation.
3f. The problem asks for the relationship between f(x) = x^2 and g(x)= x^2+k. I plotted in both
functions in Mathematica. Their roots are the same when k is zero. As k increases the highest
value increases and the lowest value also increases.
3g. The problem asks to take the whole quadratic function and account it into the relationship
between the two graphs. The lowest point of the graph g(x) is determined by the h and k values.
A stretches the graph and determines its placement whether if it has positive y values or
negative x values