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Name: ___________________________________________Grade/Strand: ______________

Representing Real – life Situations Using Rational Functions

Activity 1. School is Cool
During the first quarter of the school year the officers –elect of the Supreme Student
Government decided to divide their budget evenly to the different committees. If their budget
is ₱35,000 construct a function M which would give the amount of money each of the n
number of committees would receive.
A. You may construct a table to aid you in determining the relationships between quantities.
Number of Committees 2 4 6 8
Amount allocated for each committee

B. Write the rational function that represents the situation. ___________

Activity 2. Pastry Corner
Manuel has 10 cups of flour to be used in baking cakes, he wanted to split it evenly among
the containers that he will use so that he can adjust the measurements of other ingredients.
Construct a function C which would give the number of cups of flour each of the number of
containers n will have.

Activity 3. Medicine Dosage

Let 𝐶(𝑡) =3𝑡/𝑡+6 be the function that describes the concentration of a certain medication in
the bloodstream overtime t. If 4 hours have passed after the medicine was intake, how
concentrated is it in the blood?
a. What is the rational function that serves as the model?
b. How are you going to determine the concentration of the medicine given the rational
function and the number of hours?

Rational Functions, Equations, and Inequalities

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Independent Practice 1
Determine whether the given is a rational function, rational equation, rational inequality or
none of these.

Solving Rational Equations and Inequalities

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Activity 1. Solve the following rational equations and inequalities using the guided
procedure on the table below.

A. Rational Equation

1. Find the Least Common

Denominator (LCD).

2. Multiply both sides of the equation

by its the LCD.

3. Apply the Distributive Property and

then simplify

4. Find all the possible values of x.

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5. Check each value by substituting

into the original equation and reject
any extraneous root/s

B. Rational Inequality

2. Write the inequality into a single

rational expression on the left side.

3. Set the numerator and denominator

equal to zero and solve. The values
you get are called critical values.

4. Plot the critical values on a number

line, breaking the number line into
intervals.

5. Substitute critical values to the

inequality to determine if the
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endpoints of the intervals in the

solution should be included or not.

5. Select test values in each interval

and substitute those values into the
inequality.
Note:
If the test value makes the inequality
true, then the entire interval is a
solution to the inequality.
If the test value makes the inequality
false, then the entire interval is not a
solution to the inequality.
6. Use interval notation or set notation
to write the final answer.

Representations of Rational Functions

Scenario 1. Pueblo por la Playa is a 12.5 hectare Mexican-inspired exclusive leisure club
nestled off the calm, clear waters of Pagbilao Quezon. The "Pueblo" offers the total leisure
and recreation experience for the entire family. Since it is an exclusive resort, it has a
membership fee. Pueblo Por La Playa charges a ₱300,000.00 annual fee, then ₱700.00 for
each day you stay there. Find the average cost per day to stay in the resort in 5, 10, 15 and up
to 30 days. Graph the function to show whether it forms a straight line or a curve.

a. Define a formula for the average cost for every 5 days to stay in the resort f(x). Hint: Since
the problem ask for the average cost, use the formula in getting an average.

b. Based on the situation above, complete the following table to show the average cost every
5 days.
x 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
y 0

c. Plot the following points on the cartesian plane. To graph, simply plot the points and
connect it by a smooth curve line
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Scenario 2. In order to join a voice lesson class, you pay a ₱1,500.00 pesos fee, then ₱500.00
for each class you go to. What is the average cost per class? Graph the function to show
whether it forms a straight line or a curve.
1. Formula:
____________________________
2. Table of Values:
X
Y

3. Graph

The Domain and Range of a Rational Functions

In definition, the domain of a function is the set of all values that the variable x can take
while the range of a function is the set of all values that y or f(x) can take. But how do we
determine and write the domain and range of a rational function?
Find the domain and range of the following:
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2 x−3 x−2
1. f(x) = 2. f(x) =
x2 x+ 2

3 x 2−8 x−3 2
x −3 x −4
3. f(x) = 2 4. f(x) =
2 x +7 x−4 x+1

Intercepts, Zeroes and Asymptotes of Rational Functions

The intercepts of the graph of a rational function are the points of intersection of its graph
and an axis.
The y-intercept of the graph of a rational function r(x) if it exists, occurs at r(0), provided
that r(x) is defined at x = 0. To find y-intercept simply evaluate the function at x = 0.
The x-intercept of the graph of a rational function r(x), if it exists, occurs at the zeros
of the numerator that are not zeros of the denominators. To find x – intercept equate
the function to 0.
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The zeroes of a function are the values of x which make the function zero. The numbered
zeroes are also x-intercepts of the graph of the function.

ASYMPTOTES
VERTICAL ASYMPTOTE
The vertical line 𝑥 = 𝑎 is a vertical asymptote of a function f if the graph increases or decreases
without bound as the x values approach 𝒂 from the right or left.

HORIZONTAL ASYMPTOTE

The horizontal line y=b is a horizontal asymptote of the function f if f(x) gets closer to b as x
increases or decreases without bound.
To determine the horizontal asymptote of a rational function, compare the degree of the
numerator n and the degree of the denominator d.
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• If n < d, the horizontal asymptote is y= 0

• If n = d, the horizontal asymptote y is the ratio of the leading coefficient of the numerator a,
to the leading coefficient of the denominator b. That is 𝑦 = 𝑎/𝑏
.• If n > d, there is no horizontal asymptote.

Solving Real-Life Problems Involving Rational Functions, Equations, and

Inequalities
Problem #1
Bamban National High School is preparing for its 25th founding anniversary. The
chairperson of the activity allocated ₱90,000.00 from different stakeholders to be divided
among various committees of the celebration. Construct a function 𝐶(𝑛) which would give
the amount of money each of the 𝑛 numbers of committees would receive. If there are six
committees, how much would each committee have?
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Problem # 2
Barangay Masaya allocated a budget amounting to ₱100,000.00 to provide relief goods for
each family in the barangay due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The amount is to be
allotted equally among all the families in the barangay. At the same time a philanthropist
wants to supplement this budget and he allotted an additional ₱500.00 to be received by each
family. Write an equation representing the relationship of the allotted amount per family (y-
variable) versus the total number of families (x-variable). How much will be the amount of
each relief packs if there are 200 families in the barangay?