Evaluate f(x) at x = -1, 6, and 4. $\begin{aligned} f(x) = \begin{cases} x^2 + 4x + 5 & \text{if } -1 \le x < 3\\ x + 5 & \text{if } 3 \le x < 5\\ x^3 + 3 & \text{if } 5 \le x \le 10 \end{cases} \end{aligned}$ Evaluate f(x) at x = -1. f(-1) =
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To evaluate f(x) at x = -1, we substitute -1 into the function f(x) = x² + 4x + 5. f(-1) = (-1)² + 4(-1) + 5 = 1 - 4 + 5 = 2 Show more…
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