UNIVERSITY OF BURO
Faculty of Education
Department of Mathematics and Physics
Assignment for Pre-Calculus — Detailed Solutions
Question 1 — Find the domain of each function
(a) f(x) = 4 / (2 − x) Domain: (−∞, 2) ∪ (2, ∞)
(b) g(x) = x² + 5x − 2 Domain: (−∞, ∞)
(c) h(x) = 6 / (4 − √x) Domain: [0, 16) ∪ (16, ∞)
Question 2 — Evaluate the piecewise function
f(x) = { -2x − 6, if x ≤ −2; −2, if −2 < x ≤ 3; 6x − 20, if x > 3 }
x Piece used Computation f(x)
−3 −2x − 6 −2(−3) − 6 = 0 0
0 −2 Constant value −2
3 −2 Constant value −2
4 6x − 20 6(4) − 20 = 4 4
Question 3 — Greatest Integer Function
f(x) = ■x + 0.5■
x x + 0.5 ■x + 0.5■ f(x)
6 6.5 6 6
1.8 2.3 2 2
3.24 3.74 3 3
−4.3 −3.8 −4 −4
−2.69 −2.19 −3 −3