Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Basics of Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 180: 124

Answer

The given statement is true.

Work Step by Step

Let us consider the equation $f\left( -1 \right)-f\left( 4 \right)=2$. Substitute the values of the function at $x=-1$ and $x=4$ in the above equation. We can see from the graph that at $x=-1,$ the value of the function is 1 and at $x=4$, the value of the function is -1. So, $\begin{align} & f\left( -1 \right)-f\left( 4 \right)=1-\left( -1 \right) \\ & =2 \end{align}$ Hence, the provided statement is true.
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