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The graph of a function f(x) is shown. What is the value of f(-2)?

The graph of a function f(x) is shown. What is the value of f(-2)?-example-1

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Answer:

f(-2) = 0

Explanation:

The value of the function for a particular x-value can be read from the graph.

Graph

The graph is a map showing the value of f(x) for each value of x for which the function is defined. The x-values are identified by the numbers on the horizontal x-axis. The corresponding function values are found by referencing the vertical y-axis.

Function value

To find the function value f(x) for x=-2, we locate the vertical grid line marked with -2 at the x-axis. We then locate the point on the graph of the function where it crosses that vertical grid line. Tracking horizontally from that point to the vertical y-axis, we can read the function value from the vertical scale.

The attachment has a red arrow pointing to the intersection of the graph with the grid line x=-2. That point of intersection lies on the x-axis, where the y-value is 0. That means ...

f(-2) = 0

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Additional comment

On this graph, the axis crossing point (x=0, y=0) is not labeled. It is halfway between x=-1 and x=1. Similarly, it is halfway between y=-1 and y=1. Based on this and on experience with similar graphs, you can assume that the axis crossing has coordinates (x, y) = (0, 0).

The graph of a function f(x) is shown. What is the value of f(-2)?-example-1
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