Approximate Values of x...2

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    Section 2.7
    Question 60

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    See graph below.

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    Part (a)

    For y => 1, x = 2.

    Part (b)

    For y ≤ 0, x = -2.
     
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    or y ≤ 0, x = 0 (note that the graph passes through origin)
     
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    Does your reply mean I got it right?
     
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    not this: For y ≤ 0, x = -2. this is what my replay was in attempt to tell you that x=-2 is incorrect
     
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    So, x = -2 is wrong. What is the correct answer?
     
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    x = 0 (note that the graph passes through origin)
     
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    Ok. Not a big deal. Answering this particular question right or wrong does not reduce me as an amateur math guy. Moving on....
     
    nycmathguy, Oct 3, 2021
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