Challenge Problem Removing a Discontinuity In Example 5 we graphed the rational function R ( x ) = 2 x 2 − 5 x + 2 x 2 − 4 and found that the graph has a hole at the point ( 2 , 3 4 ) . Therefore, the graph of R is discontinuous at ( 2 , 3 4 ) . We can remove this discontinuity by defining the rational function R using the following piecewise-defined function: R ( x ) = { 2 x 2 − 5 x + 2 x 2 − 4 if x ≠ 2 3 4 if x = 2 Redefine R from Problem 33 so that the discontinuity at x = 3 is removed. Redefine R from Problem 33 so that the discontinuity at x = 3 2 is removed. R ( x ) = x 2 + x − 12 x 2 − x − 6
Challenge Problem Removing a Discontinuity In Example 5 we graphed the rational function R ( x ) = 2 x 2 − 5 x + 2 x 2 − 4 and found that the graph has a hole at the point ( 2 , 3 4 ) . Therefore, the graph of R is discontinuous at ( 2 , 3 4 ) . We can remove this discontinuity by defining the rational function R using the following piecewise-defined function: R ( x ) = { 2 x 2 − 5 x + 2 x 2 − 4 if x ≠ 2 3 4 if x = 2 Redefine R from Problem 33 so that the discontinuity at x = 3 is removed. Redefine R from Problem 33 so that the discontinuity at x = 3 2 is removed. R ( x ) = x 2 + x − 12 x 2 − x − 6
Challenge Problem Removing a Discontinuity In Example
5
we graphed the rational function
R
(
x
)
=
2
x
2
−
5
x
+
2
x
2
−
4
and found that the graph has a hole at the point
(
2
,
3
4
)
. Therefore, the graph of
R
is discontinuous at
(
2
,
3
4
)
. We can remove this discontinuity by defining the rational function
R
using the following piecewise-defined function:
R
(
x
)
=
{
2
x
2
−
5
x
+
2
x
2
−
4
if
x
≠
2
3
4
if
x
=
2
Redefine
R
from Problem
33
so that the discontinuity at
x
=
3
is removed.
Redefine
R
from Problem
33
so that the discontinuity at
x
=
3
2
is removed.
2. Suppose the graph below left is the function f(x). In the space below, describe what
transformations are occuring in the transformed function 3ƒ(-2x) + 1. The graph it on the
coordinate plane below right. (4 points)
1
1. Suppose we have the function f(x) = = and then we transform it by moving it four units to the
right and six units down, reflecting it horizontally, and stretching vertically by 5 units. What will
the formula of our new function g(x) be? (2 points)
g(x) =
Suppose an oil spill covers a circular area and the radius, r, increases according to the graph shown below where t
represents the number of minutes since the spill was first observed.
Radius (feet)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
r
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time (minutes)
(a) How large is the circular area of the spill 30 minutes after it was first observed? Give your answer in terms of π.
square feet
(b) If the cost to clean the oil spill is proportional to the square of the diameter of the spill, express the cost, C, as a
function of the radius of the spill, r. Use a lower case k as the proportionality constant.
C(r) =
(c) Which of the following expressions could be used to represent the amount of time it took for the radius of the spill to
increase from 20 feet to 60 feet?
r(60) - r(20)
Or¹(80-30)
r(80) - r(30)
r-1(80) - r−1(30)
r-1(60) - r¹(20)
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