Department of Education: General Mathematics Quarter 1
Department of Education: General Mathematics Quarter 1
Department of Education: General Mathematics Quarter 1
General Mathematics
Quarter 1
Week 2
Most Essential Learning Competency:
• Represents real life situations using rational functions.
• Distinguishes rational functions, rational equations, and
rational inequality.
• Solves rational equations and inequality
Rational Functions
Representing Real Life Situations using Rational Functions
Week 2
Review of Previous Lesson
Functions
Piecewise Functions
Evaluating Functions
Operations Functions
Solving Functions
George Polya’s 4 step rule
Activity
Budgeting is essential in financial management for personal, business, and
governmental planning, and rational functions provide a powerful tool for optimizing
budget allocations. This concept paper examines the use of rational functions in budgeting,
aiming to illustrate their application, optimize financial planning, and identify challenges
and opportunities. Rational functions, expressed as f(x)=P(x)/Q(x), where P(x) and Q(x) are
polynomials and Q(x)≠0, can model financial relationships such as costs, revenues, and
profits. The methodology involves defining financial variables, formulating rational
functions, analyzing data, and modeling scenarios. Applications in business include
optimizing pricing strategies and managing budgets, while governments can predict the
impact of tax rates and expenditures, and individuals can manage personal budgets.
Challenges include the complexity of scenarios, data accuracy, and dynamic financial
environments, while opportunities lie in enhanced forecasting, optimization, and informed
decision-making. Successful implementation requires accurate data and understanding
complexities, and future research should focus on refining models and addressing
challenges. Recommendations include developing educational resources, integrating
models with financial software, and conducting further research to maximize effectiveness.
Activity
100,000
𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥
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A philanthropist wants to supplement the budget allotted for each
child by providing an additional Php 750.00 for each child in
barangay. If g(x) represents this new amount allotted for each
child, construct a function representing this relationship
100,000
𝑓 𝑥 = + 750
𝑥
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During the first quarter of the school year the officers –elect of
the Supreme Student Government decided to divide their budget
evenly to the different committees. If their budget is ₱35,000
construct a function 𝑀 which would give the amount of money
each of the 𝑛 number of committees would receive.
a. You may construct a table to aid you in determining the
relationships between quantities
35000
𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥
Rational Functions
Rational functions, equations, and inequalities
Week 2
Introduction
RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
RATIONAL EQUATION
RATIONAL INEQUALITY
RATIONAL FUNCTION
RATIONAL FUNCTION
NONE OF THESE
Rational Functions
Solving Problems involving Rational Equations and Inequalities
Week 2
Introduction
Introduction
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RATIONAL EQUATIONS
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Steps in Solving Rational Equations
Step 1. You need to find the Least Common Denominator (LCD).
Step 2. You need to multiply LCD to both sides of the equation to eliminate the
fractions.
Step 3. You simplify the resulting equation using the distributive property and
then combine all like terms
Step 4. You need to solve the simplified equation to find the value/s of x.
Step 5. Finally, you can now check each solution by substituting in the original
equation and reject any extraneous root/s (which do not satisfy the equation).
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Let us solve
2 1 1
2
− =
𝑥 −1 𝑥−1 2
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2 1 1
2
− =
𝑥 −1 𝑥−1 2
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RATIONAL INEQUALITY
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Steps in Solving Rational Inequality
Step 1. Put the rational inequality in the general form where > can be replaced
by <, ≤ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ≥.
𝑅(𝑥)
>0
𝑄(𝑥)
Step 2. Write the inequality into a single rational expression on the left-hand
side.
Step 3. Set the numerator and denominator equal to zero and solve. The values
you get are called critical values.
Step 4. Plot the critical values on a number line, breaking the number line into
intervals.
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3𝑥 + 1
≥2
𝑥−1
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𝑥 = −3
𝑥=1
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Written Activity 2