Elsa is taking physical fitness tests in her strength training class. Each day, her results are compared to her results from previous days. The first day she completes a test is considered the baseline, and is represented by 0. For instance, on the first day she did the flexibility test, her result was calculated as 0. On the second day, in comparison to her first day's result, she was able to reach 1 and 1/16 inches less than the first day, which was recorded as -1 and 1/16. Then, on the third day, Elsa recorded a result of -5/8. A. On which day did Elsa reach farther: the second or third day?

B. By how much?

She reached further on the second day

Step-by-step explanation:

She reached further on the second day, here is the visual representation (below)

To find by how much, just find the distance.

-1 and 1/16 subtracted by -5/8, to get -7/16 and the absolute value of -7/16 which is 7/16

Part A: second day

Part B: 7/16 inches

when functions are first introduced, you will probably have some simplistic "functions" and relations to deal with, usually being just sets of points. these won't be terribly useful or interesting functions and relations, but your text wants you to get the idea of what the domain and range of a function are. small sets of points are generally the simplest sorts of relations, so your book starts with those.

step-by-step explanation:

state the domain and range of the following relation. is the relation a function?

{(2, –3), (4, 6), (3, –1), (6, 6), (2, 3)}

the above list of points, being a relationship between certain x's and certain y's, is a relation. the domain is all the x-values, and the range is all the y-values. to give the domain and the range, i just list the values without duplication:

domain: {2, 3, 4, 6}

range: {–3, –1, 3, 6}

(it is customary to list these values in numerical order, but it is not required. sets are called "unordered lists", so you can list the numbers in any order you feel like. just don't duplicate: technically, repetitions are okay in sets, but most instructors would count off for this.)

while the given set does indeed represent a relation (because x's and y's are being related to each other), the set they gave me contains two points with the same x-value: (2, –3) and (2, 3). since x = 2 gives me two possible destinations (that is, two possible y-values), then this relation is not a function.

note that all i had to do to check whether the relation was a function was to look for duplicate x-values. if you find any duplicate x-values, then the different y-values mean that you do not have a function. remember: for a relation to be a function, each x-value has to go to one, and only one, y-value.

state the domain and range of the following relation. is the relation a function?

{(–3, 5), (–2, 5), (–1, 5), (0, 5), (1, 5), (2, 5)}

i'll just list the x-values for the domain and the y-values for the range: