Piecewise Functions
- Author:
- Dr. Fisher
Drag the blue and green bars so that the graph lines up with the dashed orange lines.
Drag the blue and green bars so that the graph lines up with the dashed orange lines. What formula do you end up with in the upper right corner?
How does dragging the blue and green bars affect the formula in the upper right corner? Explain.
If the blue bar was wider so that it extended all the way to the vertical axis, what would be the y-intercept of the graph?
This is an example of what's called a piecewise function. Looking at the graph above, what do you think is meant by the term "piecewise"?