Question

A certain country taxes the first $20,000 of an individual's income at a rate of 15%, and all income over $20,000 is taxed at 20%. find a piecewise-defined function t that specifies the total tax on an income of x dollars.

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Q: A certain country taxes the first $20,000 of an individual'sincome at a rate of 15%, and all income over 20,000 is to be taxesat 20%. Find a piecewise-defined function T that specifies thetotal tax on an income of x dollars.
A: T(x) = {.15x if 0 {.20x- 1000 if x>20,000