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Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan

1 Term (General Mathematics - Week 4)
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Competency/ies:
 represents real-life situations using rational functions
 distinguishes rational function, rational equation, and rational inequality
 finds the domain, x-intercept and y-intercept of a rational function
I. Objective:
1. define what is rational function
2. differentiate rational function, rational equation, rational inequality
3. finds the domain, x-intercept and y-intercept of a rational function

II. Subject Matter:

References & Topics:
https://youtu.be/BD3F1hL7YAA?list=PLPPsDIdbG32ABexFREmJ1F9Tc47Z5nSGi&t=3
RATIONAL FUNCTIONS, EQUATIONS, AND INEQUALITIES || GRADE 11 GENERAL
MATHEMATICS Q1
Materials: visual aide, handouts, chalk and eraser

III. Procedure:
A. Preliminary Activities
a.1 Prayer
a.2 Greetings
a.3 Checking of Attendance
a.4 Review (What is domain and range?)

B. Motivation
 Solve to find the Mystery Word!!!
 The teacher will give an equations to solve and look for the missing letters to
find the mystery word. _ _ T_ O_ _ L – RATIONAL
Directions: Solve and find the mystery word.

1. 3/4 + 2/3 + 5/2 = 47/12 - L

2. 1/2 + 3/4 x 1/2 = 5/8 - N
3. 1/5 + 2/4 x 3/12 = 7/40 - A
4. 1/2 + 2/3 / 3/5 = 35/18 - R
5. 3/6 x 2/5 / 1/12 = 72/30 or 12/5 - I

A = 7/40 F = 2/3 K = 12/25 P = 22/12 U = 12/12 Z = 22/18

B = 3/40 G = 1/2 L = 47/12 Q = 23/18 V = 90/12
C = 5/30 H = 12/14 M = 4/8 R = 35/18 W = 67/50
D = 3/10 I = 12/5 N = 5/8 S = 25/18 X = 45/23
E = 4/3 J = 70/30 O = 9/18 T = 1/13 Y = 26/13

C. Analysis
 The teacher will ask the following:
1. What have you notice to the equations given?
2. What is the other term for a fraction?
  The teacher will help his/her student to understand the lesson about the
function.

D. Abstract
“RATIONAL”
 Real Life Situation using Rational Function
- A “work problem” is an example of a real life situation that can be modeled and solved
using a rational equation. Work problems often ask you to calculate how long it will take
different people working at different speeds to finish a task.
EXAMPLE:
1. A car's efficiency in terms of miles per gallon of gasoline is a function. If a car typically
gets 20 mpg, and if you input 10 gallons of gasoline, it will be able to travel roughly 200
miles.
2. The length of a shadow is a function of its height and the time of day. Shadows can be
used to find the height of large objects such as trees or buildings; the same function rule
(ratio) by which we compare the length of an upright ruler to its shadow will help us find
the unknown input (the height of the large object) when we measure its shadow.
3. The user puts in money, punches a specific button, and a specific item drops into the
output slot. (The function rule is the product price. The input is the money combined with
the selected button. The output is the product, sometimes delivered along with coins in
change, if the user has entered more money than required by the function rule.)

 Rational Expression – is an expression that can be written as a ratio of two polynomials. A

rational expression can be described as a function where either the numerator, denominator,
or both have a variable on it.

Identify the following algebraic expression if they are rational or not.

1
1. 3 x2
Rational Expression because the numerator 1 is a polynomial (of degree 0)

2
x + 4 x−3
2. 2
Rational Expression which is also a polynomial.

√ x +1
3. 3 Not a Rational Expression since the numerator is not a polynomial.
x −1

−2
x −5
4. Not a Rational Expression since the numerator is not a polynomial.
x 3−1

1
1
5. ( x+2) The expression is equal to
( x+2 ) ( x−2 ) so it is a rational expression
( x −2)

 Rational Equation – an equation involving rational expressions.

  Rational Inequality – involving rational expressions.

p(x)
 Rational Function – a function of the form f ( x ) where p(x) and q(x) are polynomial
q(x)
functions and q(x) is not the zero function.

Note:
 f ( x )= y
 A rational equation or inequality can be solved for all x values that satisfy the equation
or inequality. A rational function expresses a relationship between two variables (such
as x and y), and can be represented by a table of values or a graph.

Rational Functions can be represented in different ways:

1. Domain
2. x – intercept (let y=0)
3. y – intercept (let x=0)

Examples:
Determine whether the given is a rational function, a rational equation, a rational inequality or
none of these.

2+ x
1. =8 Rational Equation
x−1

2. x > √ x+2 None of these

x +3
3. f ( x )=6− 2 Rational Function
x −5

7
4. 2 x ≥ Rational Inequality
x +4

x 4
5. = Rational Equation
2 x+ 9 x3

NOTE: in order to further expand and understand the topic, the teacher will send the link for
more example related to the topic through email or group chat.

E. Application
Test I. Determine whether the given is a rational function, rational equation, a
rational inequality or none of these.
IV. Evaluation:
Test I. Identify each given using the different ways:
a. Domain (2pts)
b. x – intercept (3pts)
c. y – intercept (3pts)

2
x −4 x−5
1. f ( x )=¿
x+5

x 2+ 5 x−6
2. f ( x )=
x−3

2
x + 12 x +11
3. f ( x )=
x+ 8

Test II. Make a real life situation that is related to rational function.

V. Assignment
Study in advance:
https://youtu.be/IxpufR_l-Kc?list=PLPPsDIdbG32ABexFREmJ1F9Tc47Z5nSGi&t=7
SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS || GRADE 11 GENERAL MATHEMATICS Q1

Prepared by:

ARON ADARSON J. BAGO, LPT

Mathematics Teacher