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Unit 1: Functions ~ Properties and Characteristics
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Piecewise Functions
A flat rate of $5 for any amount of time up to and
including the first hour
Minds On: Consider the following situation: A city parking lot uses the
L.G.-"I can model and graph piecewise functions.
following rules to calculate parking fees:
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A flat rate of $8 for any amount of time over 1 hour
and up to an
luding 2
A flat rate of $10 plus $2 per hour for any additional
parking time beyond the first 2 hours
Algebraic Model — piecewise function
piece. Each piece of the
of the function. A piecewise function may or may not
function that is made up of more than.
be continuous, depending on whether or not the end points for each interval join up,
Definition: A piecewise function is a
function is defined for a specific
inthe
Graph the following piecewise functions and discuss continuity:
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pf+2, <1