Stage 21 · Linear Functions

21.6.4 Plugging In by Interval to Find a Value

21.6 Piecewise Functions: A Different Rule for Each Stretch

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21.6.4 Plugging In by Interval to Find a Value

Core idea

First see which stretch x falls into, then use that stretch's formula to compute y — don't grab the wrong rule.

Module goal. Understand functions whose domain is split into blocks, with each block described by a different line, and learn to graph them and read values stretch by stretch.
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