Question 975836
The piecewise function basically breaks down into


f(x) = 6 if x <= 3
OR
f(x) = 3x-5 if x > 3


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f(-4) = 6 
because x = -4, which is less than or equal to 3, this means we use the first definition of f(x) above


f(0) = 6
x = 0 makes x <=3 true
same reasoning as f(-4)


f(3) = 6
same reasoning as f(0) and f(-4) above


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f(x) = 3x - 5
f(4) = 3*4 - 5
f(4) = 7
now we use the second definition since x = 4 makes x > 3 true.


f(x) = 3x - 5
f(6) = 3*6 - 5
f(6) = 13
we use the second definition since x = 6 makes x > 3 true.


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