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document.write( "or below the part where x is beteen -2 and 1, like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "include the point (-2,-2) or the point (1,1). The open \r\n" );
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document.write( "so we place a closed circle at the end since the graph\r\n" );
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document.write( "x-axis, since the graph includes point (1,2).\r\n" );
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