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Special Functions

What Youll Learn

Scan the text under the Now heading. List two things you
will learn about in the lesson.
1.

2.

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Active Vocabulary

Review Vocabulary Graph each on a number line. (Lesson 1-6)

|x|<4

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

all integers whose absolute

value is greater than 2
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

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New Vocabulary Write the definition next to each term.

step function

greatest integer function

piecewise-defined function

absolute value function

piecewise-linear function

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Lesson 2-6 (continued)

Main Idea

Details
Provide either the graph or the function notation for
each piecewise-defined function. Identify the domain
and range for each.

Piecewise-Defined
Functions

Function

Graph

Domain

x + 2 if x 2
f(x) = -x + 4 if x < 2

Range
x

Domain

Step Functions and

Absolute Value
Functions

Evaluate each expression.

1. 4.5

2. | -8.2 |

3. | 12.9 - 15 |

4. 3| 15 - 7 |

Helping You Remember

Many students find the greatest integer function

confusing. Explain how you can use a number line to find the value of this function for
any real number.

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Range