document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=987753>Question 987753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To two decimal places, find the value of k that will make the function f(x) continuous everywhere.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f of x equals the quantity 5 times x plus k for x less than or equal to negative 5 and is equal to k times x squared minus 3 for x is greater than negative five \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 22.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( " –0.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( " –1.76<BR>\n" );
document.write( " None of these </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #608487 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=608487\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> less than equal to -5, y=5x+k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "greater than -5, y=kx^2-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They need to be equal at -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-25+k=25k-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-22=24k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=-22/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k= -0.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at -5, function is -25 5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at -5, function is  (25*-(5/6)))-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are equal\r<BR>\n" );
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