SOLUTION: Evaluate the piecewise function at the given value of the independent variable: f(x) = { x-1 if x>5 {-(x-1) if x<(or equal)5 ; f(5) I'm not sure how I go about this..

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Question 650201: Evaluate the piecewise function at the given value of the independent variable:
f(x) = { x-1 if x>5
{-(x-1) if x<(or equal)5 ; f(5)
I'm not sure how I go about this..
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x) = x-1 if x > 5
OR
f(x) = -(x-1) if x<(or equal)5

So we use the second definition since x = 5 satisfies x%3C=5

f(x) = -(x-1)

f(5) = -(5-1)

f(5) = -(4)

f(5) = -4