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2-6 Study Guide and Intervention: Special Functions

This document provides information about piecewise-defined functions and special functions such as absolute value and greatest integer functions. It contains examples of graphing piecewise functions and absolute value functions. The exercises ask the reader to graph three functions - an absolute value function, greatest integer function, and piecewise function - and identify their domains and ranges.

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2-6 Study Guide and Intervention: Special Functions

This document provides information about piecewise-defined functions and special functions such as absolute value and greatest integer functions. It contains examples of graphing piecewise functions and absolute value functions. The exercises ask the reader to graph three functions - an absolute value function, greatest integer function, and piecewise function - and identify their domains and ranges.

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NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____________

2-6 Study Guide and Intervention


Special Functions
Piecewise-Defined Functions A piecewise-defined function is written using two or more expressions. Its graph is
often disjointed.

Example: Graph f(x) = { 𝟐𝒙 𝐢𝐟 𝒙 < 𝟐


𝒙 − 𝟏 𝐢𝐟 𝒙 ≥ 𝟐.
First, graph the linear function f(x) = 2x for x < 2. Since 2 does not satisfy this
inequality, stop with a circle at (2, 4). Next, graph the linear function
f(x) = x – 1 for x ≥ 2. Since 2 does satisfy this inequality, begin with a dot at (2, 1).

Exercises
Graph each function. Identify the domain and range.
𝑥 + 2 if 𝑥 < 0
D = {all real numbers}
1. f (x) = {2𝑥 + 5 if 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
R = {f(x) | f(x) < 2 or
−𝑥 + 1 if 𝑥 > 2
5 ≤ f(x) ≤ 9}

D = {all real numbers}


R = {f(x) | f(x) > 1 or
−𝑥 − 4 if 𝑥 < −7
2. f (x) = {5𝑥 − 1 if − 7 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0 –36 ≤ f(x) ≤ –1}
2𝑥 + 1 if 𝑥 > 0

𝑥 D = {all real numbers}


3
if 𝑥 ≤ 0 R = {h(x) | h(x) = 1 or
3. h(x) = {2𝑥 − 6 if 0 < 𝑥 < 2 h(x) < 0}
1 if 𝑥 ≥ 2

Chapter 2 36 Glencoe Algebra 2


NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____________

2-6 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)


Special Functions
Step Functions and Absolute Value Functions
Name Written as Graphed as

Greatest Integer Function f(x) = ⟦𝑥⟧

Absolute Value Function f (x) = ⎪x⎥ two rays that are mirror images of each other and meet at a point, the vertex

Example: Graph f(x) = 3 ⎪x⎥ – 4.


Find several ordered pairs. Graph the points and connect
x 3 ⎥x⎥ – 4
them. You would expect the graph to look similar to its
parent function, f(x) = ⎪x⎥ . 0 –4
1 –1
2 2
–1 –1
–2 2

Exercises
Graph each function. Identify the domain and range.
1. f(x) = 2⟦𝑥⟧ 2. h(x) = ⎪2x + 1⎥ 3. f(x) = ⟦𝑥⟧ + 4

D = {all real numbers} D = {all real numbers} D = {all real numbers}


R = {0 and all even R = {h(x) | h(x) ≥ 0} R = {all integers}
integers}

Chapter 2 37 Glencoe Algebra 2

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