Linear and Piecewise Functions

Learning Objectives

• Write the equation of a line given various pieces of information.

• Sketch the graph of a line.

• Interpret the slope of a line as a rate of change.

• Graph the absolute value function, and transformations of this.

• Solve absolute value equations and inequalities.

• Evaluate and graph piecewise functions.

• Write a linear or piecewise linear function that models a situation described in words.