(A) Graph the Piecewise Function $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}x^{3}+2, & \text { if } x>0 \\2-x, & \text { if } x<0\end{array}\right\} .$

question 8

Essay

(a) Graph the piecewise function
$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}x^{3}+2, & \text { if } x>0 \\2-x, & \text { if } x<0\end{array}\right\} .$
(b) Is the function continuous? Why or why not?

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