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I'm a little rusty with my functions.How do we approach this piecewise function?
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I'm a little rusty with my functions.How do we approach this piecewise function?

I'm a little rusty with my functions.How do we approach this piecewise function?-example-1
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Answer:

f(-4) = -10

Explanations:

In the piecewise function given:

f(x) = 2x - 2 when x < -1

Since - 4 < -1. the function f(x) = 2x - 2 will be used to calculate f(-4)

f(-4) = 2(-4) - 2

f(-4) = -8 - 2

f(-4) = -10

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