document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662369>Question 662369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you Graph the function with domain of all the real numbers: f(x) = 1 for x &#8804; 2, and f(x) = -2 for x > 2<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 #412231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=412231\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28300%2C300%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C%0D%0Agrid%280%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-5%2C1%2C2%2C1%29%29%2Cblue%28line%282.1%2C-2%2C5%2C-2%29%29%2C%0D%0Ared%28circle%282%2C-2%2C0.1%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28circle%282%2C1%2C0.1%29%29%2C+blue%28circle%282%2C1%2C0.05%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%282%2C-5%2C2%2C-4.25%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%282%2C-5%2C2%2C-4.25%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%282%2C-5%2C2%2C-4.25%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%282%2C-3.75%2C2%2C-3.25%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%282%2C-2.75%2C2%2C-2.25%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%282%2C-1.75%2C2%2C-1.25%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%282%2C-0.75%2C2%2C-0.25%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%282%2C0.25%2C2%2C0.75%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%282%2C1.25%2C2%2C1.75%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%282%2C2.255%2C2%2C2.75%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%282%2C3.25%2C2%2C3.75%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%282%2C4.255%2C2%2C5%29%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The solid blue (2,1) point, and the blue line to its left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "represent the function for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%282%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%282%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=f%28x%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=f%28x%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The open red circle at (2,-2) shows that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point (2,-2) is not part of the function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All the points with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to the right of (2,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are part of the function, with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=f%28x%29=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=f%28x%29=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I drew the lower blue line from (2.1,-2) to {5,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to make it clear that the line does not reach (2,-1),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but of course there are infinity of points with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > just a little larger than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > that belong to the function. </SPAN>\n" );
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