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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could someone give me an example of a Piece wise Defined Functions.

OpenStudy (abdela25):

Sometimes an equation can’t be described by a single equation, and instead we have to describe it using a combination of equations. Such functions are called piecewise defined functions, and probably the easiest way to describe them is to look at a couple of examples. First example. The function g : R → R is defined by g(x) = x2 −1 if x ∈ (−∞,0]; x−1 if x ∈ [0,4]; 3 if x ∈ [4,∞).

OpenStudy (abdela25):

The function g is a piecewise defined function. It is defined using three functions that we’re more comfortable with: x2 −1, x−1, and the constant function 3. Each of these three functions is paired with an interval that appears on the right side of the same line as the function: (−∞,0], and [0,4], and [4,∞) respectively. hope this helps !!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1387051721872:dw| this isn't exactly to scale but this will give you a visual of what one will look like

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