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Algebra Difficulty 3.2 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

Given the table below represents y as a function of x, then which of the following statements is true?

x0 < x < 55 ≤ x < 1010 ≤ x < 1515 ≤ x ≤ 20
y2345

Pick one

Solution

To analyze the given table and determine the correct statements about the function it represents, we proceed as follows:

1. Domain of the Function:
- The table specifies the function's value for different intervals of xx. These intervals are (0,5)(0, 5), [5,10)[5, 10), [10,15)[10, 15), and [15,20][15, 20].
- Combining these intervals gives us the entire domain of the function, which is (0,5)[5,10)[10,15)[15,20]=(0,20](0, 5) \cup [5, 10) \cup [10, 15) \cup [15, 20] = (0, 20].
- Therefore, statement A, which says "The domain of the function is (0,20](0, 20]", is true.

2. Range of the Function:
- For each interval of xx, the function assigns a specific value to yy. These values are 22, 33, 44, and 55.
- The collection of these values forms the range of the function, which is {2}{3}{4}{5}={2,3,4,5}\{2\} \cup \{3\} \cup \{4\} \cup \{5\} = \{2, 3, 4, 5\}.
- This means statement B, "The range of the function is [2,5][2, 5]", is incorrect because the range is not an interval but a set of discrete values. Hence, statement C, "The range of the function is {2,3,4,5}\{2, 3, 4, 5\}", is correct.

3. Monotonicity of the Function:
- The function assigns different values to yy for different intervals of xx, but it does not continuously increase or decrease across the entire domain. It jumps from one value to another as xx changes intervals.
- Therefore, the function does not exhibit monotonicity, making statement D, "The function is increasing", incorrect.

Given these analyses, the correct choices are A and C, encapsulated as A and C\boxed{\text{A and C}}.

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