SOLUTION: Please help graphing a function how do you graph this function: f(x)={3x+4 if x < -2 {5 if x= -2 {2-x^2 if x > -2 Thanks!

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Question 692933: Please help graphing a function
how do you graph this function: f(x)={3x+4 if x < -2
{5 if x= -2
{2-x^2 if x > -2
Thanks!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You basically graph 3x+4 but only for values of x less than -2. This is shown in green.

Then you graph the point (-2, 5) and that's shown in red.

Finally, you graph 2-x^2 but only for values of x greater than -2. This is shown in blue.





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