Evaluating piecewise functions. Please help if you can.

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This discussion focuses on evaluating piecewise functions, specifically the function g(x) defined as g(x) = 11 for x ≥ 3 and g(x) = -47 for x < 3. The user initially expressed confusion about how to evaluate g(5), which is straightforward since 5 falls into the x ≥ 3 category, yielding g(5) = 11. The user later clarified their misunderstanding, realizing that the evaluation process simply involves substituting the given value into the appropriate piece of the function.

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To make it clearer, I uploaded the problem to this attachment.

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The directions to this question tis to evalutate using several different numbers. One of the numbers given is g(5).

In this case, I do not understand what I have to do and this is summer homework so I cannot ask the teacher that gave this assignment.



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Is it just asking me to plug in the numbers so I would have 11, x>=3 and then -47, x< 3?

It seems too simple and really doesn't seem like the correct answer. I think I'm confused as to how I am supposed to evaluate this piecewise function. Any ideas here?
 

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Oh! forget that I asked this. I don't know what I was thinking. All i had to do was follow the commad x was asking, so this answer would be 11. lol
 

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