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Write a piecewise-defined function that represents the graph?

Write a piecewise-defined function that represents the graph?-example-1
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Answer:

f(x) = { x, -5 ≤ x < 0 and 3x - 3, 1 ≤ x < 5

Explanation:

The equation of one line is y = x

The equation of the other line is y = 3x - 3

Altogether,

f(x) = { x, -5 ≤ x < 0 and 3x - 3, 1 ≤ x < 5

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