document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385441>Question 385441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can anyone help me with these problems? I would like to see the steps rather than a direct answer. Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider the function: f(x)={3x-1, x&#8804;2}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                            {-x^2-1, x>2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Which graph would have the open circle at the end?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) What is the value of the function at x=2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) What is the value of f(3)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) What is the value of f(-4)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)={3x-1, x&#8804;2}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = {-x^2-1, x>2} <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Which graph would have the open circle at the end?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not sure what is meant by that.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) What is the value of the function at x=2?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(2) = 3*2-1 = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) What is the value of f(3)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(3) = -(3)^2-1 = -10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) What is the value of f(-4)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(-4) = 3(-4)-1 = -13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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