document.write( "Question 1165500: Good morning, I would appreciate if you can help me out to graph this piecewise function. I don't know how to do it.
\r\n" );
document.write( "𝑓(𝑥) = {|𝑥| 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 < −2\r\n" );
document.write( "     −𝑥 − 1 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 2\r\n" );
document.write( "   1/2𝑥 + 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≥ 2

\n" ); document.write( "Thank you. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #789981 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "𝑓(𝑥) = {|𝑥| 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 < −2\r\n" );
document.write( "     −𝑥 − 1 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 2\r\n" );
document.write( "   1/2𝑥 + 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≥ 2\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "On the left below is the graph of y = |x|.  On the right is the same graph\r\n" );
document.write( "with all of it erased except the part where x < -2. And since it does\r\n" );
document.write( "not have a value at -2, we put an open circle where x would be -2.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "On the left below is the graph of y = -x-1.  On the right is the same graph\r\n" );
document.write( "with all of it erased except the part where -2 ≤ x < 2. And since it has\r\n" );
document.write( "a value where x = -2, we put a closed circle where x = -2.  But since\r\n" );
document.write( "it does not have a value at 2, we put an open circle where x \r\n" );
document.write( "would be 2.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "On the left below is the graph of y = 1/2x + 2.  On the right is the same\r\n" );
document.write( "graph with all of it erased except the part where x ≥ 2. And since it does\r\n" );
document.write( "have a value when x = 2, we put a closed circle where x = 2.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "To get the final graph, we put all three of those graphs on the\r\n" );
document.write( "right above all together on the same set of axes:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Edwin
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );