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A function is a package of three sets. One set is the domain. One set is the range. The third set is a set of pairs. Since a graph is visually representing the function, we should be able to determine these three sets from the graph.

The graph of a function is just a big collection of individual dots. Each dot is visually encoding a function pair.

  • the first/left coordinate of a point (the abscissa) is a domain number.
  • The second/right coordinate of a point (the ordinate) is the funciton value at this domain number.

The domain would be the collection of all of the first coordinates of all of the plotted points on the graph.

Here is the complete graph of the function .

The graph has two pieces and two asymptotes. is a vertical asymptote. is a horizontal asymptote.

The left part of the graph includes two arrows, which tell us that the first coordinates fill up the interval .

The right piece of the graph includes the point and then an arrow, which tell us that the first coordinates fill up the interval .

The domain is

We can visualize the dots on the graph smashed vertically to the horizontal axis.

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