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Piecewise Defined Functions Homework Student Copy 1

The document contains a homework assignment on piecewise-defined functions. It provides several piecewise functions and asks the student to evaluate them at given values, graph the functions, write piecewise functions to describe situations, and identify piecewise functions from graphs. It also contains the solutions to selected problems. The solutions include evaluating functions at values, writing piecewise functions to describe billing and tax situations, and identifying functions from graphs.

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Piecewise Defined Functions Homework Student Copy 1

The document contains a homework assignment on piecewise-defined functions. It provides several piecewise functions and asks the student to evaluate them at given values, graph the functions, write piecewise functions to describe situations, and identify piecewise functions from graphs. It also contains the solutions to selected problems. The solutions include evaluating functions at values, writing piecewise functions to describe billing and tax situations, and identifying functions from graphs.

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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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