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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Use the Function to answer the question. f(x)= { -2 if x greater than -3 { 4x if -3 is greater than or equal to x greater than or equal to -1 { x^2 if x less than -1 what is the value of f(-2)? A) 8 B) 4 C) -2 D) -8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does the question actually put it this way or use arrows?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

arrows i just dont know to to do it on a computer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like < or > with line under them

Parth (parthkohli):

Cannot be determined because there's a contradiction.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it looks like this \[-2, x > -3\] \[4x, -3 \ge x \ge -1\] \[x^2, x < -1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no the middle two arrows are greater than < <

OpenStudy (anonymous):

with a line under it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

One of those arrows are not right because -2 is both greater than -3 and less than -1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

last arrow is >

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first arrow < second arrows both < < with lines under them third arrow is >

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay the big side (open side) of an arrow always opens on the bigger quantity so what you are describing reads as -3 is less than x which is less than -1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the third arrow says x is greater than -1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does that help?

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