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OpenStudy (anonymous):

need help with piecewise function. i am not sure how to start this.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[f(x)= x^2 +bx, x \le5\] \[5 \sin (\pi/2)x, x \gt5\] find b

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

you're trying to find a point the makes the piecewise continuous?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f is continuous i forgot to say that

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\large \begin{array}{llll} f(x)\\ \textit{continuous} \end{array}\implies \begin{cases} x^2+bx&x\le 5\\ \quad \\ 5sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}x\right)&x>5 \end{cases}\quad ?\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

so the graph is more or less say, a parabola before 5, and a sine after 5 like -> |dw:1392164311081:dw|

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