Question

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A v-shape that opens upward and a point plotted at the vertex of the v-shape are plotted on a coordinate plane.
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The equation of the graphed piecewise function has the form:

f(x)={□□ififx<−1x≥−1


Fill in the blanks to complete the statements.

(1 point)
The expression for the first piece is
.

The expression for the second piece is
.

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Answer 1

The first piece is -(x + 1) (equivalently -x - 1).

The second piece is x + 1.