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General Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 3
Evaluating Functions
(M11GM-Ia-2)

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

 FOREWORD

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 What I Need to Know

OBJECTIVES. In this lesson, you are expected to:

1. recall the process of substitution;
2. evaluate functions;
3. solve real-life situations involving evaluating functions.

What I Know

PRETEST. Choose only the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the following best describes evaluating functions?
a. find the value of the output, given the input
b. substitute the given value of x or any variable in the formula
c. perform the operation and simplify
d. All of these
2. Which of the following is f(-2), given f(x)=5x-3?
a. -13 b. 7 c. 13 d. -7
3. The velocity V (in mps) of a ball thrown upward t seconds after
the ball was thrown is given by V(t) = 20 – 9.8t. Which of the
following is the velocity when the ball is thrown at 1 second?
a. 1.2 mps b. 10.2 mps c. 20 mps d. 29.8 mps
4𝑡
4. Let 𝐶 (𝑡 ) = be the function the describes the concentration
𝑡 2 +4
of a certain medication in the bloodstream over time t. What is the
concentration of a certain medicine in the bloodstream for 1 hour?
a. 0 b. 0.4 c. 0.8 d. 1

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5. The budget of a university organization is split evenly among its
60 000
various committees. A function 𝑀(𝑛) = describes the amount
𝑛
of money each of the n committees would receive, how much
should each of the 8 committees receive?
a. P7 500 b. 48 000 c. 75 000 d. 480 000

What’s In

REVIEW. In your junior high school years, you already evaluated

expressions by substituting the given value, usually with a variable
x.
Evaluate the following algebraic expressions, given that x = 3, y =
2, and z = -8
Algebraic
Expressions Solutions Answers
1. xy +z

2. 3𝑥 𝑦

3. 4x -2y – 5z
3𝑦𝑧
4. 𝑥

5. 10z + 4xy – 12

Just like what you did in this recall, today our lesson is also
evaluating expression but more specifically, this time, it is
function. What is evaluating functions?

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 What’s New

LESSON PROPER. Evaluating function means replacing the

variable in the function in this case x, with a value from the
function’s domain and computing for the result. To denote that
we are evaluating f of a, we write f(a).
Example 1. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3, find:
a. f (5) Steps to follow
𝑓(5) = 4(5)2 − 5(5) + 3 Replace each x with 5
f (5) = 100 – 25 + 3 perform the operation indicated
f (5) = 78 write the final answer
Example 2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3, find:
𝟏
b. 𝒇(𝟒) Steps to follow
1 2 1 Replace each x with ¼
4( ) − 5( ) + 3
4 4
1 5
4( ) − + 3 perform the operation indicated
16 4
1 5
− +3 = 2 Simplify and write the final answer
4 4
Example 3. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3, find:
c. 𝒇(𝟎) Steps to follow
4(0)2 − 5(0) + 3 Replace each x with 0
0+0+3 perform the operation indicated
3 Simplify and write the final answer
Example 4. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 3, find:
2

√𝟐
d. 𝒇( 𝟐 ) Steps to follow
√2 √2 √2
4( ) − 5( )+ 3 Replace each x with
2 2 2

1 5√2 perform the operation indicated

4( ) − +3
2 2

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 5√2 Simplify and write the final answer
− +5
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Example 5. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3, find:
e. 𝒇(𝒙 + 𝟏) Steps to follow
𝑓 (𝑥 + 1) = 4(𝑥 + 1)2 − 5(𝑥 Replace each x with x + 1
+ 1) + 3
𝑓 (𝑥 + 1) = 4(𝑥2 + 2𝑥 + 1) perform the operation indicated
− 5(𝑥 + 1) + 3
𝑓 (𝑥 + 1) = 4𝑥2 + 3𝑥 – 3 Simplify and write the final answer
Evaluating Functions Through Real-Life Situations
A. Function. To evaluate functions, you must represent the real-
life situation first as we have done in the first 2 modules and then
try to evaluate using the given values. Meaning, finding the value
of the output f(x) = y, given the input x.
Example 6. The fee F for hiring a tourist guide is P400 for each
group of 5 persons in hiking to an Eco farm in Doňa Remedios
Trinidad, Bulacan. Represent the cost of hiring tourist guides as
a function of the number of tourists, solve for the cost of hiring
tourist guides for a group of 35 people.
Solution: F (1) = P400(1) because of the 1: 5 ratio of tour guide for
every 5 persons
Therefore, we need to divide 35 people by 5 and we get 7, this is the
number of tour guides to hire. Therefore,
F (7) = P400 (7) = P2,800 is the cost of hiring 7 guides for 35 people
B. Piecewise Function. The process of evaluating piecewise
functions is similar to evaluating ordinary functions, except for the
fact that we need to choose the piece or chunk of function to be
used for a given value of x. We can do this by examining the
appropriate interval where the input or the value of x belongs.

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Example 7. Given the piecewise function below.
𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 6
ℎ (𝑥 ) = { }
𝑥 + 10 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 6
Find: a. h (4) b. h (10) c. h (6)
Solution:
a. h (4) b. h (10) c. h (6)
4 belongs to x<6 so 10 is in the range 6 is in the range of
we need to use the of 𝑥 ≥ 6, use the 𝑥 ≥ 6, use the
formula formula 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 formula 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥
𝑥 + 10 and and evaluate
evaluate
h (4) = 4 + 10 h (10) = (10)3 + h (6) = (6)3 + 2 (6)
2(10)
h (4) = 14 h (10) = 1,000 + 20 h (6) = 216 + 12
h (10) = 1,020 h (6) = 228

What is It

ACTIVITY. Analyze the following functions by evaluating its value.

Write TRUE if the indicated answer and solution is correct, if not,
rewrite the solution to arrive at the correct answer on the space
provided.
Solution:
1. Evaluate 𝑓 (𝑡 ) = 2𝑡 − 3; 𝑓 (𝑡 ) 2

Solution: 𝑓(𝑡 2 ) = 2(𝑡 2 ) − 3

𝑓 (𝑡 2 ) = 2𝑡 2 − 3
____________
2. Given 𝑔(𝑥) = √5𝑥 − 13, find g (9) Solution:
Solution: 𝑔(9) = √5(9) − 13
𝑔(9) = √45 − 13

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 𝑔(9) = √32
𝑔(9) = 16√2
____________
5𝑥−7
3. Given 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 3𝑥−2
; 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = −3 Solution:

5(−3)−7
Solution: 𝑓(−3) = 3(−3)−2
−15−7
𝑓 (−3) = −9 −2
−22
𝑓 (−3) = −11

𝑓 (−3) = −2
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4. Evaluate 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 5 at z = (3x-1)
Solution: Solution:
𝑓(3𝑥 − 1) = (3𝑥 − 1)2 − 3𝑥 + 5
𝑓(3𝑥 − 1) = 9𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 1 − 3𝑥 + 5
𝑓 (3𝑥 − 1) = 9𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 6
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5. Given 𝑔(𝑥) = 3 𝑥 , find 𝑥 = 3 Solution:
4
4
Solution: 𝑔 (3) = 33
4 3
𝑔 (3) = √34
4 3
𝑔 (3) = √81
4 3
𝑔 (3) = √27 ∙ 3
4 3
𝑔 (3) = 3 √3

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 What’s More

GUIDED ACTIVITY. Real-Life Situation. Owners of a recreation

area are filling a small pond with water. They are adding water at
a rate of 31 liters per minute. There are 400 liters in the pond to
start. Let W(t) represent the function of the total amount of water
in terms of the time to fill the pond in liters. What will be the total
amount of water after 12 minutes?
Answer the following questions regarding the real-life
situation.
1. How much water has been in the pond before filling?
__________________________
2. At what rate are the owners adding water?
__________________________
3. What does W represent?
__________________________
4. What does t represent?
__________________________
5. What is the function (formula) that represents W(t)?
__________________________
6. How much will be the water in the pond in 12 minutes?
__________________________

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 What I Have Learned

GENERALIZATION. Choose only the letter of the best answer.

1. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 4, find: f (3)

A. 1 B. 2 C. -1 D. -2

2. Find g (-3) given 𝑔 (𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 7.

A. -16 B. -2 C. 16 D. 34

3. Given 𝑝(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2, find p (0).

A. -2 B. -1 C. 0 ` D. 1

4. Find f (h+1), given 𝑓 (𝑥) = 5𝑥 + 1.

A. 5h +4 B. 5h +5 C. 5h + 6 D. 5h + 7

5. Evaluate g (9), given 𝑔(𝑥) = √3𝑥 − 2)

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

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 What I Can Do

APPLICATION. Solve these problems applying your knowledge in

evaluating functions.

A. Mark charges P100.00 for an encoding work. In addition, he

charges P5.00 per page of printed output.
1. Find a function f (x) where x represents the number page of
printed out.
f (x) = ____________________________________________________
2. How much will mark charge for 55-page encoding and
printing work?
f (55) = ____________________________________________________
B. Under certain circumstances, a virus spreads according to
the function.
1
𝑃(𝑡 ) =
1 + 15(2.1)−0.3𝑡
Where P(t) is the proportion of the population that has the
virus (t) days after the acquisition of virus started. Find:
3. P (4) = __________________________________________________
4. P (10) = _______________________________________________

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 Assessment

QUIZ. Evaluate the following functions.

A. Evaluate the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 2
Find: Solution
1. f (-3)
2. f (0)
3. f (1/3)
4. f (2)
5. f (3)

B. Given the piecewise function,

𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 𝑥≥6
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ℎ(𝑥) = { − 5 ≤ 𝑥 < 6, 𝑥 ≠ 0
2𝑥
2(𝑥 + 4)2 + 10 𝑥 < −5
Evaluate the Formula to
following use Solution
6. h (-10)
1
7. ℎ (2)

8. ℎ (6)
9. h (0)
10. h (10)

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 Additional Activities

ENRICHMENT. Solve each problem by evaluating the given

function.
A. Suppose the sales of a specific brand of multipurpose table
satisfy the function 𝑁(𝑥) = 100 (3𝑥 + 20) in x years with x = 0
corresponds to the production year 2013. Find the sales in each
of the following years.
1. 2013 ______________________________________________________
2. 2014 ______________________________________________________
3. 2015 ______________________________________________________
4. 2017 ______________________________________________________
5. 2019 ______________________________________________________
B. A study on the presence of alcohol in human bloodstream uses
the function rule
127𝑥 7𝑥 3
𝐵 (𝑥 ) = − .
120 480
This model is used to determine the alcohol concentration in
an average person’s bloodstream (blood alcohol content or BAC) x
hours after drinking about 8 oz of 100 proof liquor. This model,
according to the study, is valid for 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 9. Evaluate the
following.
6. B (0) = ______________________________________________________
7. B (3) = ______________________________________________________
8. B (4.5) = ____________________________________________________
9. B (5) = ______________________________________________________
10. B (8) = _____________________________________________________

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