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Calculus could be integrated into a systematic study of functions. Functions and their graphs input x output y if a quantity y always depends on another quantity x in such a way that every value of x corresponds to one and only one value of y, then we say that y is a function of x, written y f x. An investigation of functions david lippman and melonie rasmussen. For some functions, the values of fx approach a finite number. Gottlieb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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