Asked by e4rf

f(x)={
(x+4)
2
−3
4x−3
​

for x<−3
1
1
​

for x≥1
1
1
​

​

Find , f, of, minus, 5
Find f(−5)

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interpreting the piece for x < −3 as f(x) = (x+4)^2 − 3/(4x−3). Since −5 < −3, use that branch:

f(−5) = (−5+4)^2 − 3/(4(−5)−3)
= (−1)^2 − 3/(−20−3)
= 1 − 3/(−23)
= 1 + 3/23
= 26/23 ≈ 1.1304.

If the piecewise formula was meant differently, tell me the correct formatting and I’ll recompute.