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Piecewise Functions Revision Questions

1. . What is f(3) - f(-2) + f(0) for the piecewise function below?

f(x) = 1 - x2 x ≤ 02x - 1 x > 0
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 9

Correct Answer: D

2. . Which of the following is true about the continuity of the piecewise function below at x = -1 and x = 3?

f(x) = 3x - 4 x < -1-7 - 1 ≤ x < 3 x2 - 2x ≥ 3
  1. f(x) is continuous at x = -1 and x = 3
  2. f(x) is non-continuous at x = -1 and x = 3
  3. f(x) is continuous at x = -1 but non-continuous at x = 3
  4. f(x) is non-continuous at x = -1 but continuous at x = 3

Correct Answer: C

3. . What is the domain of the piecewise function below?

f(x) = 2x - 5 -2 < x ≤ 1x2 1 ≤ x ≤ 8
  1. D = (-∞, +∞)
  2. D = (-2, 8)
  3. D = (-2, 8]
  4. D = (-9, 64]

Correct Answer: C

4. . What is the range of the following piecewise function?

f(x) = 1/x x < 03x x ≥ 0
  1. R = (-∞, +∞)
  2. R = (-∞, 0) ⋃ (0, +∞)
  3. R = (0, +∞)
  4. R = (-∞, 0]

Correct Answer: B

5. . What is the value of a that makes the piecewise function below continuous at the given limit point?

f(x) = mx - 2 x ≥ 12x2 x < 1
  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 4

Correct Answer: D

6. . What is the piecewise function shown by the graph below?

Math Tutorials: Piecewise Functions Example
  1. f(x) = 3 - 2x x < 03x x ≥ 0
  2. f(x) = 1 - 2x x < 03x x ≥ 0
  3. f(x) = 1 - 2x x ≤ 03x x > 0
  4. f(x) = 2x - 1 x < 0-3x x ≥ 0

Correct Answer: B

7. . What is/are the limit point(s) of the piecewise function shown in the graph below?

Math Tutorials: Piecewise Functions Example
  1. 0 and 3
  2. -1 and 3
  3. -1 and 0
  4. -1, 0 and 3

Correct Answer: B

8. . What is the constant part c of the piecewise function below if this function is continuous at the limit points?

f(x) = 2x - 3 x ≤ -1 c -1 ≤ x < 2x2 - 9 x ≥ 2
  1. -5
  2. -1
  3. 0
  4. 2

Correct Answer: A

9. . What are the values of m and n which make the piecewise function below continuous everywhere?

f(x) = 3x - m x ≤ 1 2x 1 < x < 2x2 - n x ≥ 2
  1. m = 1 and n = 2
  2. m = 2 and n = 1
  3. m = 0 and n = 2
  4. m = 1 and n = 0

Correct Answer: D

10. . Which of the following piecewise functions is continuous at every point?

  1. f(x)=3-x x<03x x≥0
  2. f(x)=2/x x<02x x≥0
  3. f(x)=1-2x x≤03x+1 x>0
  4. f(x)=2x-1 x<0-3x x≥0

Correct Answer: C

11. . What is the piecewise form of the absolute value function

f(x) = |9 - x2|
  1. f(x) = 9 - x2 x ≥ 9x2 - 3 x < 9
  2. f(x) = 9 - x2 x ≥ 3x2 - 3 x < 3
  3. f(x) = 9 - x2 x ≤ 3x2 - 3 x > 3
  4. f(x) = 9 - x2 x ≤ 9x2 - 3 x > 9

Correct Answer: C

12. . What is the function shown in the graph below?

Math Tutorials: Piecewise Functions Example
  1. f(x) = 2x
  2. f(x) = |2x - 1|
  3. f(x) = |2x + 1|
  4. f(x) = |1 + 2x|

Correct Answer: B

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