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Real-Life Applications of Rational Functions

This document discusses rational functions and how to represent real-life situations using them. It provides examples of rational functions, discusses their domains, and shows how to construct rational functions to model scenarios involving relationships between two varying quantities. Examples include constructing a function to represent the allotment per child given the total number of children, and a function for the perimeter of a fence given the length of one side for a rectangular vegetable farm.

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Real-Life Applications of Rational Functions

This document discusses rational functions and how to represent real-life situations using them. It provides examples of rational functions, discusses their domains, and shows how to construct rational functions to model scenarios involving relationships between two varying quantities. Examples include constructing a function to represent the allotment per child given the total number of children, and a function for the perimeter of a fence given the length of one side for a rectangular vegetable farm.

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RATIONAL FUNCTIONS

Representing Real – Life Situations Using


Rational Functions
Polynomials… A Review
  A polynomial function p of degree n is a
function that can be written in the form

where and is a positive integer.


Polynomials… A Review
   Eachsummand is a term of the polynomial
function. The constants are the coefficients.
The leading coefficient is . The leading term is
and the constant term is .
Scenario…
Barangay Turayong received a budget of
P100,000 to provide medical check ups for the
children in the barangay. The amount is to be
allotted equally among all children in the barangay.
Write an equation representing the relationship of
the allotted amount per child (y-variable) versus the
total number of children (x – variable).
Graph
Ans…
Simply,
 

x 10 20 50 100 500
y 10k 5k 2k 1k 200
Scenario…
A philanthropist wants to supplement the
budget allotted for each child by providing an
additional P750 for each child in the barangay.
If g(x) represents the new allotment for each
child, construct a function representing this
relationship.
Graph
Ans…
We
  have

x 10 20 50 100 500
y 10,750 5,750 2,750 1,750 950
Scenario…
Suppose
  that (in mg/mL) represents the
concentration of a drug in a patient’s bloodstream
t hours after the drug was administered.
Construct a table of values for c(t) for t=1,2,5,10.
Round off answers to three decimal places.
Sketch the graph and interpret the result.
Table of values

t 0 1 2 5 10

c(t) 0 2.5 2 0.962 0.495


Graph
Definition
   A rational function is a function of the form

where and are polynomial functions, and . The


domain of is all values of where .
Example 1
 
The ff. are rational functions:
Domain of Rational Functions
1.  ;
2.
3.
4.
Example 2
 
Which of the ff. are rational
functions?
Problems
Give
  the domain of the following functions:
Example 3
   Anobject is to travel a distance of 10 meters.
Express velocity as a function of travel time ,
in seconds.
Solution… Graph

The
  ff. table shows for various values of
t (s) 1 2 4 5 10
v (m/s) 10 5 2.5 2 1

The function can represent as a function of


 
Example 4
A fence is to enclose a rectangular vegetable
farm with an area of 400 square meters. If x is
the length on one side of this fence, find a
function P(x) representing the perimeter of the
fencing material required. Find the perimeter
of the fence if one side has length 10 m, 50 m.
Answer…

y
A=400 Ans:
 
Ans: 100 m, 116 m

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