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Answer:

The graph is shown below.

Explanation:

The given piecewise function is


f(x)=\begin{cases}-x &amp; \text{ if } x<0 \\ x^2 &amp; \text{ if } x\geq 0 \end{cases}

From the given piecewise function, it is clear that


f(x)=-x for x<0.

Put different values of x in f(x) where x<0 and find the values of f(x) to make a table of values as shown below.

Table of values:

x f(x)

-3 3

-2 2

-1 1

Now, plot the points (-4,4),(-3,3),(-2,2),(-1,1) and join them by straight line. There is an open circle at x=0 because 0 is not included in this function.

From the given piecewise function, it is clear that


f(x)=x^2 for
x\geq 0.

Table of values:

x f(x)

0 0

1 1

2 4

Plot the points (0,0), (1,1), (2,4) and join them by a curve. There is closed circle at 0 because 0 is included in this function.

The graph is shown below.

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