College Algebra (11th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Graphs of Basic Functions - 2.6 Exercises - Page 240: 38

Answer

$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{l} 1~~~~~~\ \mathrm{i}\mathrm{f}~~\mathrm{x}\ \leq-1\\ -1~~~\ \mathrm{i}\mathrm{f}~~\mathrm{x}\ \gt 2 \end{array}\right.$ Domain: $(-\infty,\ -1]\ \cup(2,\ \infty)$ Range: $\{-1,1\}$

Work Step by Step

We see that the graph consists of two horizontal lines $y=1$ and $y=-1$. The region between $x=-1$ and $x=2$ is excluded. Solid circles indicate that the value belongs to that piece of the function (e.g. "$\leq$" or "$\geq$"), while open circles indicate that the value does not (e.g. "$\lt$" or "$\gt$"). Thus we have: $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{l} 1~~~~~~\ \mathrm{i}\mathrm{f}~~\mathrm{x}\ \leq-1\\ -1~~~\ \mathrm{i}\mathrm{f}~~\mathrm{x}\ \gt 2 \end{array}\right.$ We see that the domain consists of all real numbers, with the region between $x=-1$ and $x=2$ is excluded (-1 itself is included, while 2 is excluded). The range is either -1 or 1: Domain: $(-\infty,\ -1]\ \cup(2,\ \infty)$ Range: $\{-1,1\}$
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