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| Question 944842:  How do I graph the following piece meal equation?
 f(x)= -2 if x less than or equal to -1
 x-1 if -1
       -3 if x>1
 What I sketched was:
 a closed dot at (-1, -2) with a line going to infinity to the left
 an open dot at (-1, -2), a closed dot at (1,1) with a line in between the two and
 an open dot at (1, -3) with a line going to infinity to the right;
 I received a 1.9 out of 2 possible points.  I need to get 100% before I can move on to my next lesson.  What did I do wrong?
 
 Answer by macston(5194)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Closed dot at (-1,-2)with ray to left line from (-1,-2) to closed dot at (1,0) (At x=1,y=x-1=0)
 Open dot at (1,-3) with ray to right
 It seems your mistake is at x=1
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