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    Piecewise-Defined Functions Homework All work must be done on

    your own paper, not this


    handout.

    For problems 1-3, evaluate each piecewise function at the given values of the independent variable.

    6x -1
    � if x < 0
    1. f ( x ) = � a. f ( -3) b. f (0) c. f (4)
    7x + 3
    � if x �0

    �x 2 - 9
    � if x �-1
    2. f ( x ) = �x + 2 a. f ( -3) b. f (1)
    �6 if x > -1
    �

    �
    �2+ x if x < -4
    �
    3. f ( x) = �-x if - 4 �x �2 a. f (2) b. f (3)
    �1
    �x if x > 2
    �3

    4. When a diabetic takes long-acting insulin, the insulin reaches its peak effect on the blood sugar level in about
    three hours. This effect remains fairly constant for 5 hours, then declines, and is very low until the next
    injection. In a typical patient, the level of insulin might be modeled by the following function.

    �40t + 100 if 0 �t �3
    �220 if 3 < t �8
    �
    f (t ) = �
    �-80t + 860 if 8 < t �10
    �
    60
    � if 10 < t �24

    Here, f (t ) represents the blood sugar level at time t hours after the time of the injection. If a patient takes
    insulin at 6 am, find the blood sugar level at each of the following times.

    a. 7 am b. 11 am c. 3 pm d. 5 pm

    For problems 5-14, graph each piecewise function.

    �x + 3 if x < -1 �x - 1 if x �3
    5. f ( x) = � 6. f ( x) = �
    �2 x - 1 if x �-1 �2 if x > 3

    �-1 if x < 0 �4 - x if x �2
    7. f ( x) = � 8. f ( x ) = �
    �x - 3 if x �0 3x - 6 if x > 2
    �
    �
    �-2 x if x < -1 �2 + x if x < -2
    � �
    9. f ( x) = �
    3x - 1 if - 1 �x �2 10. f ( x) = �-x if - 2 �x �1
    �1 �0 if x > 1
    �- x if x > 2 �
    �2

    �x if x �-2 �-2 if x < 0


    11. f ( x ) = � 12. f ( x) = �
    �2x if x > -2 �2 if x > 0

    �2x -1 if x �0
    �2x +1 if x < -1 �
    13. f ( x) = � 14. f ( x ) = �2- x if 0 < x < 3
    �2x + 2 if x �-1 �x + 1
    � if x �3

    For problems 15-17, give the piecewise function that each graph represents.

    15. 16. 17.

    For problems 18-21, write a piecewise function that describes each situation.

    18. For a cellular phone billing plan, $50 per month buys 400 minutes or less. Additional time costs $0.30 per minute.
    Let the monthly cost C(x) be a function of the time x.

    19. For a cellular phone billing plan, $60 per month buys 450 minutes or less. Additional time costs $0.35 per minute.
    Let the monthly cost C(x) be a function of the time x.

    20. Income tax is 5% on the first $50,000 of income or less, and 8% on any income in excess of $50,000. Let the tax
    T(x) be a function of the income x.

    21. In Missouri, income tax is 3.5% on the first $9,000 of income or less, and 6% on any income in excess of $9,000. Let
    the tax T(x) be a function of the income x.
    Odd Solutions – Piecewise Functions

    1a. f ( -3) = -19 1b. f (0) = 3 1c. f (4) = 31 3a. f (2) = -2 3b. f (3) = 1

    5. 7. 9.

    11. 13.

    �1
    � x+2 if x < 4
    15. f ( x) = �4
    �
    �1 if x �4

    �-2 x - 1 if x �0 �-2 x - 1 if x < 0


    17. f ( x) = � or f ( x) = �
    3x - 1
    � if x > 0 3x - 1
    � if x �0

    60
    � if 0 �x �450 60
    � if 0 �x �450
    19. C ( x) = � or C ( x) = �
    60 + 0.35( x - 450) if x > 450
    � 0.35 x - 97.5 if x > 450
    �

    0.035 x
    � if 0 �x �9000 0.035 x
    � if 0 �x �9000
    21. T ( x) = � or T ( x) = �
    0.035(9000) + 0.06( x - 9000) if x > 9000
    � 0.06 x - 225
    � if x > 9000

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