Connecting Piecewise Functions to Graphs and Contexts
Connecting Piecewise Functions to Graphs and Contexts
Explore how piecewise-defined functions are built from multiple rules. Connect each piece of the function to its corresponding graph segment and to the motion of a remote car.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
What do the parts of a single line in the equation of a piecewise function represent? For example, given the following equation:
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What does represent? What does mean in relation to ?
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Given the function
calculate:
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Open-ended question 3
What other real-world scenarios can be modeled using piecewise functions?
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Prerequisite Resources
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