document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=650201>Question 650201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate the piecewise function at the given value of the independent variable: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = { x-1 if x>5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{-(x-1) if x<(or equal)5 ; f(5) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm not sure how I go about this..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #407234 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=407234\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x) = x-1 if x > 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -(x-1) if x<(or equal)5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we use the second definition since x = 5 satisfies <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -(x-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5) = -(5-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5) = -(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5) = <font color=\"red\">-4</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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