Rational function

Representing Real-life Situations

Using Rational Function
 Definition:
 
A polynomial function p of degree n is a
function that can be written in the form p(x)=

 
Where , ,… ∈ R, ≠ 0, and n is a positive integer.
Each summand is a term of polynomial function.
The constants , , ,… are the coefficients. The
leading coefficient is The leading term is and the
constant term is
 Definition  
A Rational function is a function of the form f(x)=
where p(x) and q(x) are polynomial functions, and q(x)
is not the zero function (i.e.,q(x)≠0). The domain f(x) is
all values of x where q(x) ≠0.

Example: An object is to travel a distance of 10

meters, express velocity v as a function
v(t) of travel time t, in seconds.
 
function: v(t)=
T(seconds) 1 2 4 5 10

V(meters per second)

10 5 2.5 2 1
 Problem 1:
The local barangay received a budget of $ 100,000 to provide
medical checkups for the children in the barangay. The amount is to
allotted equally among all children in the barangay. Write an
equation representing the relationship of allotted amount per
children (y-variable) versus the total number of children (x-
variable).
 
Formula: Y=
The different allotment amount for different values for the number
of children;
No. of 10 20 50 100 200 300 500 1,00
children, x 0
Allocated 10,000 5,000 2,000 1,000 500 333.3 2oo 100
amount, y
 Problem 2:
A philanthropist wants to supplement the budget allotted
for each child by providing an additional $ 750 for each child in
barangay. If g(x) represents this new amount allotted for each
child, construct a function representing the relationship.
 
Formula: Y=

Fill up the table below with new allotted amounts under this
scenario:
No. of 10 20 50 100 200 300 500 1,000
children, x
Allocated 10,750 5,750 2,750 1,750 1,250 1,083.3 950 850
amount, y
A large mixing tank currently contains 100 gallons of
water into which 5 pounds of sugar have been mixed. A
tap will open pouring 10 gallons per minute into the
tank at the same time sugar is poured into the tank at a
rate of 1 pounds per minute. Find the concentration
(pound per gallon) of sugar in tank after 12m. Is that a
greater concentration than at the beginning?