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Understanding Piecewise Functions

The document explains piecewise functions, which are defined by multiple sub-functions applicable to specific intervals of the domain. It provides examples of real-life situations that can be modeled using piecewise functions, such as mobile plan charges, jeepney fares, and income tax assessments. Additionally, it includes exercises for evaluating piecewise functions based on given conditions.

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Understanding Piecewise Functions

The document explains piecewise functions, which are defined by multiple sub-functions applicable to specific intervals of the domain. It provides examples of real-life situations that can be modeled using piecewise functions, such as mobile plan charges, jeepney fares, and income tax assessments. Additionally, it includes exercises for evaluating piecewise functions based on given conditions.

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GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Piecewise Function
Represent real-life situations using piecewise
function
Piecewise Function
- is a function which is defined by
multiple sub-functions where each sub-
function applied to a certain interval of
the main functions domain. -In other
words, it is a function which uses different
rules on disjoint subsets of its domain.
- Some situations can only be described
by more than one formula, depending on the
value of the independent variable.
Example:

1. A user is charged P300 monthly for a


particular mobile plan, which includes 100
free text messages. Messages in excess of
100 are charged P1 each. Represent the
amount a consumer pays each month as a
function of the number
, of messages 𝑖𝑓 m
0<sent
𝑚 ≤100
in a month.
300+ ( m − 100 ) 𝑖𝑓
, 𝑚>100
Example:

2. A jeepney ride costs P8.00 for the first 4


kilometers, and each additional integer
kilometer adds P1.50 to the fare. Use a
piecewise function to represent the jeepney
fare in terms of the distance d in kilometers.

{ ,
F(d) = 8 +1.5 ( d − 4 ) ,
𝑖𝑓 𝑜 < 𝑑 ≤ 4
𝑖𝑓 𝑑> 4
Example:

3.A mobile phone company offers the following


plan:
 P400 per month buys 60 minutes of call
Additional time costs P4 per minute of call
Represent this plan by writing the total monthly
costs, C as a piecewise function
{
C (x) ,
=
, 𝑤h𝑒𝑛 𝑜 <𝑡 ≤ 60
𝑤h𝑒𝑛 𝑡 > 60
Example:

[Link] a certain country, income tax is assessed


as follows:
There is no tax on income up to P15,000.
Income over P15,000 and up to P30,000 is
taxed 12%. Income over P30,000 is taxed at
18%. Use a piecewise function to represent
the tax in terms
, of the salary.,
{ ,
,
,
,
Evaluating a piecewise function.

Evaluate f(x) when:


a. x = 0 b. x = 2 c. x = 4
Given:

{ x+2
<2
if x

2x + 1 if x
≥2
a. b. c.
Exercise: Evaluate the
following:
Given :
If
If
a. b. c.
LET’S TRY:
1. The fee to park in the parking lot of an amusement
park costs P50 pesos for the first 3 hours and an
additional P15 pesos for each hour (or a fraction of
it) after that. If you happen to park for more than 10
hours, you will instead pay a flat rate of P250 pesos.
Represent the parking fee using the function P(h)
where h is the number of hours you parked in
amusement park.
LET’S TRY:
Evaluate the piecewise function.
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ −10
𝑖𝑓 −10< 𝑥 <− 2
a) x = -3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ −2
b) x = -1
c) x = -12
{
50 , 𝑖𝑓 0 < h ≤ 3
50+15 h ,𝑖𝑓 3 <h ≤ 10
2 50 , 𝑖𝑓 h >10
a. b.

c.

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