document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187680>Question 187680</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/032129646X/algebrahomeworkh>Precalculus</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm having trouble graphing a \"PieceWise\" function. The problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(x)={x if x >= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     {x^2 if x < 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have graphed half of the absolute value function from (0,infinity) and half the squaring function from (infinity,0) on the same graph. Can this be done because the absolute value function would color the origin point (0,0) in while the squaring function leaves the origin (0,0) open? I'm probably way off.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this is clearly stated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lynn </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=140714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming that you mean that you graphed the function <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%28x%29=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%28x%29=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the interval <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-\infty,0\right)\">. If so, then you have the correct graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes you are right. The first function would have a closed circle at the point (0,0) while the function <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%28x%29=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%28x%29=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would have an open circle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, the graph should look like this\r<BR>\n" );
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