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7. Piecewise Functions
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Exercise 3 Page 217

What are the values of the function when x<0 and when x≥0?

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Let's consider a function that is defined for all values of x. We can write one equation that represents the values of the function when x<0 and another equation that represents the values of the function when x≥ 0. Then we can combine these equations to write a single description of the function. This is called a piecewise function.

f(x)= Equation_1, &x<0 Equation_2, & x≥ 0,