document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178592>Question 178592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find f(3), given:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)={3x-5.......x (is less or equal to 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".......{x-7......x (is less than 1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(If you can read this right, f(x) goes to both 3x-5 and to x-7.  The x's on the right are the regulations of the function </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #133561 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=133561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Should it be f(x)=x-7 when x>1 (you have it x<1)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that's the case, then you would use f(x)=x-7 since x=3>1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then f(3)=3-7=-4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it's not the case, then f(x) is not defined when x=3.  </SPAN>\n" );
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