Piecewise Functions
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Find the requested value.
1) f(-3) for f(x) = 3x, if x ≤ -1 1)
x - 2, if x > -1
A) -5 B) 1 C) 9 D) -9
3x + 6, if x ≤ 0
2) f(7) for f(x) = 6 - 6x, if 0 < x < 6 2)
x, if x ≥ 6
A) 27 B) 6 C) 7 D) -36
6x + 1, if x < 1
3) f(8) for f(x) = 8x, if 8 ≤ x ≤ 11 3)
8 - 4x, if x > 11
A) -24 B) 45 C) 7 D) 64
Evaluate the piecewise function at the given value of the independent variable.
x2 + 8 if x ≠ 3
4) g(x) = x - 3 ; g(7) 4)
x+6 if x = 3
57 15
A) B) 7 C) D) 13
4 4
5) f(x) = x + 1 if x > 4 ; f(1) 5)
-(x + 1) if x ≤ 4
A) 2 B) -2 C) 18 D) 1
Graph the function.
6) f(x) = x + 4 if x < 1 6)
-1 if x ≥ 1
y
-5 5 x
-5
1
A) B)
y y
(-1, 5)
5 (1, 5) 5
(1, -1)
-5 5 x -5 (-1, -1) 5 x
(-10, -1)
-5 -5
C) D)
y y
(-1, 5)
5 5
(1, 5)
x (1, -1) x
-5 5 -5 5
(-1, -1)
-5 -5
Based on the graph, find the range of y = f(x).
4 if -5 ≤ x < -2
7) f(x) = |x| if -2 ≤ x < 8 7)
x if 8 ≤ x ≤ 13
y
(8, 8)
(-2, 5
4) (13, 3.6)
(-5, 4)
(-2, 2) (8, 2.8)
-5 5 10 15 x
-5
A) [0, ∞) B) [0, 8] C) [0, 13] D) [0, 8)
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Answer Key
Testname: PIECEWISE FUNCTIONS
1) D
2) C
3) D
4) A
5) B
6) D
7) D