SOLUTION: write |x^(2)+x-12| as a piecewise function

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Question 1090202: write |x^(2)+x-12| as a piecewise function
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Break it up into three regions.
x%3C-4
-4%3C=x%3C=3
x%3E3
For the two outer regions the function is positive, for the inner region it would normally be negative so change the sign.
y=x%5E2%2Bx-12,[x%3C-4]
y=-%28x%5E2%2Bx-12%29,[-4%3C=x%3C=3]
y=x%5E2%2Bx-12,[x%3E3]