GENERAL MATHEMATICS

EVALUATING FUNCTIONS
Mr. JOSE A. LEUTERIO JR.
Subject Teacher
 PIECE WISE
FUNCTION
A piecewise function is
a function that is
defined by two or more
equations where each
equations applies to a
certain interval over a
specified domain.
 Given the piecewise – define
function.
{− 𝑥 +3 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 <0
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=
3 𝑥 +2 ,𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0
2

Find and
Since we use
𝒇 ( 𝟎 )=𝟑 ( 𝟎 ) +𝟐=𝟐
Since we use
𝒇 ( − 𝟑 ) =− ¿
 Sketch the graph of the given piecewise
function. What is What is
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=
{
𝑥+ 3 ,𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0
2
− 𝑥 +3 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 <0
SOLUTION
Since we use to obtain

Since we use to obtain

 EVALUATING
FUNCTIONS
Evaluating a functions 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 at a for some a in the domain
of f, we write f(a).
 Evaluate the following functions

𝑎𝑡 𝑥 =𝟏 .𝟓 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 =𝟐

1.𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=2𝑥+1 2.𝑞 ( 𝑥 )=𝑥 −2𝑥+2 2

 Evaluate the following functions

𝑎𝑡 𝑥 =3 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 =𝟐

2𝑥+1
3.𝑔 ( 𝑥)=√ 𝑥+1 4.𝑟 ( 𝑥 )=
𝑥−1
Evaluate the following functions

5.𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=2𝑥+1
 Evaluate the following functions

2
6.𝑞 ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥 −2 𝑥+2
 Find where g and r as define below.

𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=√ 𝑥+1 𝑟 (𝑥 )=
2 𝑥+1
𝑥 −1
SOLUTION

This is not possible because – 4 is not in

the domain of and 1 is not in the domain
of
 PRACTICE
EXERCISES
1. Evaluate the following function at
𝑎 ¿ 𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥 −3
2
𝑏 ¿ 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=𝑥 ¿ +3 𝑥+ 5

𝑐 ¿ h ( 𝑥 )= √ 𝑥 + 𝑥 +3
3 3

2
𝑥 +1
𝑑 ¿ 𝑝 ( 𝑥 )=
𝑥−4
 PRACTICE
EXERCISES
2. For what values of x can we not
evaluate the function at

3. Evaluate where