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L6. Finding Some Piecewise Functions

The document discusses piecewise functions, specifically the Greatest Integer (Floor) and Least Integer (Ceiling) functions, providing examples of their outputs for various inputs. It includes exercises on writing equations for line segments based on given points and calculating slopes. The document serves as an instructional guide for understanding and finding piecewise functions from graphs.

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L6. Finding Some Piecewise Functions

The document discusses piecewise functions, specifically the Greatest Integer (Floor) and Least Integer (Ceiling) functions, providing examples of their outputs for various inputs. It includes exercises on writing equations for line segments based on given points and calculating slopes. The document serves as an instructional guide for understanding and finding piecewise functions from graphs.

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Finding piecewise

functions from
graph
Exercise 1.1
The Greatest Integer Function (Floor
function)

1.2  1 2.2  2
1.3  1 2.4  2
1.9  1 2.6  2

2
The least Integer Function (Ceiling
function)

1.2  2 2.2  3
1.3  2 2.4  3
1.9  2 2.6  3

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Example
Write a formula for the function y=f(x) whose graph consists of
the two-line segment.

Equation of line:y  y1 m  x  x1 

(0,0), (1,1)
(1,0), (2,1)
y2  y1
Slope=m 
x2  x1
1 0
m1  1 1, 0 
1 0
1 0
m2  1
2 1 4
Equation of line: y  y1 m  x  x1 

𝑚1= 1 , ( 0 , 0 ) ∨(1𝑚 2 =1 , ( 1 , 0 ) , ( 2 , 1
, 1)

y  0 1 x  0   y  x y  0 1 x  1  y  x  1

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(0,2), (2,0)
(2,1), (5,0)
y2  y1
Slope=m 
x2  x1

0 2
m1   1
2 0

0 1 1
m2  
5 2 3

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Equation of line: y  y1 m  x  x1 

1
𝑚1= − 1 , ( 2 , 0 ) ∨(0 , 2 ) 𝑚2 =− , ( 2 , 1 ) , (5 , 0
3
1
y  2  1 x  0  y  1   x  2 
3
y  2  x 1 2
y  x   1
y  x  2 3 3
1
y   x  5 
3

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Exercise 1.1
Exercise 1.1
Q. 25-32

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