A quality assurance specialist makes $22 an hour for the first 40 hours she works during a week and $29 an hour for each hour wo
rked over 40 hours. Which piecewise equation models her total weekly pay y in dollars as it relates to the number of hours x that she has worked during the week?
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Answer:
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- y₁ = y₂ for x = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
In each case, put the x-value in the formula and do the arithmetic. If you're allowed, you can save some time and effort by realizing that the solution (x) will have to be an even number.
y₁ is an integer value for all integer values of x. y₂ is an integer value for even values of x only. y₁ and y₂ will both be integers (and possibly equal) only when x is even.
For example, for x = 6, we have
... y₁ = 3·6 - 8 = 18 -8 = 10
... y₂ = 0.5·6 +7 = 3 +7 = 10
That is, for x = 6, both columns of the table have the same number (10). That is, y₁ = y₂ for x = 6. The solution to the equation
... y₁ = y₂
is
... x = 6.
