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I. Objectives: At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:

a. use vertical line test to identify functions, and
b. solve real – life situations using functions, including piecewise function.

II. Subject Matter: Functions

References: Oronce, Orlando A. 2016. General Mathematics
Barcelona, Belecina, and Villanueva.2016. Conceptual math &
Beyond:General Mathematics
https://www.academia.edu/36815004/General_Mathematics_Learners_Material_
Department_of_Education_Republic_of_the_Philippines

III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Prayer
2. Attendance
3. Review
4. Checking of Assignments

B. Developmental Activities
1. Activity
The teacher will present a picture of graphs. Students will determine what type of
functions the graph is presented.

Cubic Function Quadratic Function Linear Function

2. Analysis
Guide Questions:
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 Is it possible that functions can be represented through graphs? How do we

determine if the given graphs represent a function?
 What do you mean by Vertical Line Test?

3. Abstraction

The Vertical Line Test

A graph represents a function if and only if each vertical line intersects the graph at most once.

Example 1. Which of the following can be graphs of functions?

a.) b.) c.)

d.) e.)

Solution.

Graphs a.), d.) and e.) are graphs of functions while b.), and c.) are not because
they do not pass the vertical line test.

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Functions as representations of real – life situations.

Example 2. One hundred meters of fencing is available to enclose a rectangular

area next to a river (see figure). Give a function A that can represent the area that
can be enclosed, in terms of x.

river

y
x

Solution. The area of the rectangular enclosure is A = xy. We will write this as a
function of x. Since only 100m fencing is available, then x + 2y = 100 or
y = (100 – x)/2 = 50 – 0.5x. Thus, A(x) = x (50 – 0.5x) = 50x – 0.5x².

Piecewise Functions

Example 3. A user is charged P300 monthly for a particular mobile plan, which
includes 100 free text messages. Messages in excess of 100 are charge P1
each. Represent the monthly cost for text messaging using the function t(m),
where m is the number of messages sent in a month.

Solution. The cost of text messaging can be expressed by the piecewise

function.

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300 , if 0< m≤100

t ( m )= {300+m ,if m>100

4. Application
I. Use the vertical line test to determine whether the following graphs define a
function or a mere relation.

a. c.

b. d.

II. Answer each of the following.

a. A certain chocolate bar costs P35.00 per piece. However, if you buy
more than 10 pieces, they will be marked down to a price of P32.00 per
piece. Use a piecewise function to represent the cost in terms of the
number of chocolate bars bought.

f ( n )= 35 n , if 0< n≤ 10
{ 32 n ,if n> 10

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b. A person is earning P600 per day to do a certain job. Express the total
salary S as a function of the number n of days that the person works.

IV. Assignment
A taxi ride costs P40.00 for the first 500 meters, and each additional 300 meters (or a
function thereof) adds P3.50 to the fare. Use a piecewise function to represent the taxi
fare in terms of distance d in meters.

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