Question 1.3.7: Graphing a Piecewise Function Graph the piecewise function d...

Graphing a Piecewise Function

Graph the piecewise function defined by

$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lll}x+2 & \text { if } & x \leq 1 \\4 & \text { if } & x>1.\end{array}\right.$

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