Answer:
A
Step-by-step explanation:
If we let x as the number of years of service in the company and f(x) as the increase in the wage, the step wise function that describes the scenario is
f(x) = { 0.5, x < 3
{ 1.0, 3 ≤ x < 6
{ 1.5, 6 ≤ x < 9
{ 2.0, 9 ≤ x < 12
The point (2, 12) represents the wage increase of x < 12
f(x) being even means
f(x) = f(-x)
So the zeros come in positive and negative pairs. If there are an odd number of intercepts like there are here, it's because one of them is x=0 which is its own negation.
Given zero x=6 we know x=-6 is also a zero.
So we know three zeros, and know the other two zeros are a positive and negative pair.
The only choice with (-6,0) and (0,0) is A.
Choice A
The form f(x) = a(bx) equals a. The initial value of the function f(x) = a(bx) is always a. This is due to the fact that an is not reliant on x. As a result, if x changes, bx will change as well, but a will not.
Round to the biggest place value, 2,356 in the thousands place so the thousandths place is the greatest value there so 2,356 rounded to the nearest thousandths is 2,000
