Daniel N. answered 12/30/22
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A piecewise function is a function that is defined by different formulas over different parts of its domain. To represent the cost of renting a karaoke machine using a piecewise function, you can define a function that has different formulas for different ranges of time.
For example, suppose the karaoke machine costs $50 per day to rent, and you want to represent this cost using a piecewise function. You can define the function as follows:
In this example, the function f represents the cost of renting the karaoke machine for a certain number of days t. The function has a different formula for each range of t, depending on how many days the machine is rented.
You can continue this pattern for as many days as you want, defining a new formula for each additional day. For example, if the cost is $50 per day and you want to represent the cost of renting the machine for up to 7 days, you can define the function as follows:
This function represents the cost of renting the karaoke machine for any number of days up to 7 days.