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Piecewise Functions

A piecewise function is defined by two or more separate functions over different parts of the domain. You evaluate piecewise functions by substituting values of x into the appropriate function based on whether x is less than, greater than or equal to specified bounds. You can graph piecewise functions by plotting each separate function and connecting them at the bounds based on their different domains. The document provides examples of evaluating and graphing various piecewise functions.

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Piecewise Functions

A piecewise function is defined by two or more separate functions over different parts of the domain. You evaluate piecewise functions by substituting values of x into the appropriate function based on whether x is less than, greater than or equal to specified bounds. You can graph piecewise functions by plotting each separate function and connecting them at the bounds based on their different domains. The document provides examples of evaluating and graphing various piecewise functions.

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Definition:

Piecewise Function –a
function defined by two or
more functions over a
specified domain.
What do they look like?

x2 + 1 , x  0
f(x) = x–1, x0

You can EVALUATE piecewise


functions.
You can GRAPH piecewise functions.
Evaluating Piecewise Functions:

Evaluating piecewise functions is just


like evaluating functions that you are
already familiar with.
Let’s calculate f(2).
x2 + 1 , x  0
f(x) = x–1, x0
You are being asked to find y when
x = 2. Since 2 is  0, you will only
substitute into the second part of the
function.
f(2) = 2 – 1 = 1
Let’s calculate f(-2).
x2 + 1 , x  0
f(x) = x–1, x0
You are being asked to find y when
x = -2. Since -2 is  0, you will only
substitute into the first part of the
function.
f(-2) = (-2)2 + 1 = 5
Your turn:

2x + 1, x  0
f(x) = 2x + 2, x  0

Evaluate the following:


f(-2) = -3
? f(5) = 12
?
f(0) = 2? f(1) = 4?
One more:

3x - 2, x  -2
f(x) = -x , -2  x  1
x2 – 7x, x  1
Evaluate the following:
f(-2) = 2? ?
f(3) = -12
f(-4) = -14
? f(1) = -6?
Graphing Piecewise Functions:
x2 + 1 , x  0
f(x) = x–1 , x0

Determine the shapes of the graphs.


Parabola and Line
Determine the boundaries of each graph.
 
Graph the line
where x iswhere x
parabola 
  
greater
is than
less than or
zero.
equal to zero.

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Graphing Piecewise Functions:
3x + 2, x  -2
f(x) = -x , -2  x  1
x2 – 2, x  1
Determine the shapes of the graphs.
Line, Line, Parabola
Determine the boundaries of each graph.



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Graphing Piecewise Functions

x  4 x  4

g  x   2x  5 4  x  1
 x  3 x 1

Domain -  ,  
Range -  , 7 
3 7  x  4
1
 x2 4  x  0
gx  2
 x  4 0x5

1 5x7

Domain - (-7, 7]

Range - (-4, -2), [-1, 4]


 1
 3 x 6  x  3

h  x   x  1 3  x  0
x  4 0x3

 x  3 3x7

Domain - [-6, 7]

Range - [-4, 2], (4, 7)


4 x  3

h  x   2x  3 3  x  4
4x  7 x6

Piecewise Function – Domain and Range

Domain - (-6, 7) Domain - [-7, 7]

Range - [-1, 5 ) Range - (-4.5,-1], [0, 4)


Domain - (-7, -1), (-1, 7] Domain - (-7, 4), [5, 7)

Range - [-1, 5), [6, 6] Range - [-7, -5), (-2, 7)


Domain -  ,   Domain - [-1, 5]

Range -  , 4 Range - [-5, 3]

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