Question 633336: for each piecewise function, find the specified function values
f(x)= 3 for x <= -2
(1/2)x + 6 for x > -2
f(-5),f(-2),f(0), f(2)
<= means less than or equal to. i wasnt sure how to do the sign
for the second equation i (think) that i make for example -5 for x. not sure on first one
thanks
Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Good job with the definition of the function. The <= , and the (1/2)x make me pretty sure that I understand what you mean.
As I understand, the function is defined in pieces:
 for  and
 for 
and you need to calculate the value of 
for  ,  ,  and  .
, and are in the first part of the domain,
the part where .
In that part, , so
 and 
, and are in the other part of the domain,
the part where  .
In that part, , so we enter the x value into to calculate the values:
For ,  so 
For ,  so 
The problem does not ask for a graph, but I like to draw these pictures.
The graph of that piecewise function looks like this:
 I drew the function in blue and put green circles around the 4 points (x,f(x)) that we calculated.
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