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Lesson 7 Representation of Rational Functions

1. The document discusses representing rational functions using tables of values and graphs. It provides examples of representing the speed of a runner and several other rational functions as functions of time or other variables. 2. The examples show constructing tables of values for rational functions and plotting the points to determine if they follow a smooth curve or straight line. It also discusses identifying zeros and undefined values of rational functions. 3. The document concludes with supplementary problems involving constructing tables and graphs for additional rational functions involving current, resistor values, and population growth.

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Lesson 7 Representation of Rational Functions

1. The document discusses representing rational functions using tables of values and graphs. It provides examples of representing the speed of a runner and several other rational functions as functions of time or other variables. 2. The examples show constructing tables of values for rational functions and plotting the points to determine if they follow a smooth curve or straight line. It also discusses identifying zeros and undefined values of rational functions. 3. The document concludes with supplementary problems involving constructing tables and graphs for additional rational functions involving current, resistor values, and population growth.

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Lesson 7: Representation of

Rational Functions
FFTABERNA
Recall…
A  rational
 function is a function of the
form where and are polynomial
functions, and is not the zero function.
The domain of is all values of where
Speed /Velocity
Average
  speed (velocity):

Consider a 100 – meter track used for foot


races. The speed of the runner can be
computed as
Example 1

Represent the speed of a runner as a


function of the time it takes to run 100
meters in the track.
Solution
Let
  x represent the time it takes the
runner to run 100 meters. So the speed
can be represented as
Example 2
Using the same scenario, construct a table
of values for the speed of runner against
different run times.
Solution
Since
   then

10 12 14 16 18 20
10 8.33 7.14 6.25 5.56 5

So, what do you observe?


Example 3
 Plot the points on the table of values on
a Cartesian plane. Determine if the points
on the function follow a smooth curve or
a straight line.
Solution
Solution
Example 4
 Represent the rational function given by

using a table of values and plot a graph of


the function by connecting points.
Solution
Table of Values

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10

1.22 1.29 1.4 1.67 3 -1 0.33 0.6 0.71 0.78 0.82


Solution
Graph
Graph… a mistake…y?
Solution
Note
 

is undefined at . There must be no line @


Solution
Example 5
Represent
  the rational function using a
table of values. Plot points given in the
table of values and sketch a graph by
connecting the points.
Solution… Table of Values
x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
f(x) -6.00 -4.5 -2.67 0 6 -12 -6 -3.33

x 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
f(x) -1.5 0 1.33 2.57 3.75 4.89 6
Solution… plotted points
Solution.. Graph

Note that x=-2


and x=5 are
zeroes of the
function.
Example 6
In an inter – barangay basketball league, the team
from Brgy. Cabaruan has won 12 out of 25 games, a
winning percentage of 48%. How many games
should they win in a row to improve their win
percentage to 60%?What will be the winning
percentage if they win
a. 10 games in a row?
b. 15?20?30?50?
c. Can they reach a 100% winning percentage?
Solution
Let
  x be the number of wins the team
needs to win in a row and p, the
percentage is a function of the number of
wins that the teams needs to win. So
Solution… Table of values
x 10 15 20 30 50 100
f(x) 0.63 0.68 0.71 0.76 0.83 0.90
No. of Consecutive Wins Percentage
10 63%
15 68%
20 71%
30 76%
50 83%
100 90%
Example 7
Ten
  goats were set loose in an island and
their population growth can be
approximated by the function

Where P represents the goat population


after t years.
Example 7
Recall
  that the symbol denotes the
greatest integer function.
a. How many goats will there be after 5
years?
b. What is the maximum goat population
that the island can support?
Solution
a.  
 Evaluate the function at t=5
Solution
Table of values

48
48
Supplementary Problems
1. 
 The electric current I (in amperes)
passing through a resistor is related to the
voltage V across a resistor (in volts) and
the resistance R(in ohms) by the formula
If the resistor is connected across the
terminals of a car battery (12 volts),
construct a
Supplementary Problem 1
table of values of the current across the
resistor for different resistor values from
2000 ohms to 5000 ohms. Use intervals of
1000 ohms. Plot these values as points in
the Cartesian plane and connect the
points. Is this a smooth curve or a straight
line?
Supplementary Problem
2. 
 Construct a table of values for the
function for x taking on integer values.
Identify where the function will be
undefined. Plot the points corresponding
to values in the table.
Supplementary Problem 2
Connect these points with a smooth curve.
Explain why the points cannot be joined
by a single curve? Identify the zeroes of
the function.
Supplementary Problem
3. For the
 function ;
a. Identify values where the function will
be undefined.
b. Construct a table of values for where
x takes integer values.

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