Produce a Rule for the Function Whose Graph Is Shown $m ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } + 3 & \text { for } x < 1 \\ - 2 & \text { for } x \geq 1 \end{array} \right.$

question 202

Multiple Choice

Produce a rule for the function whose graph is shown.
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• A) \(m ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } + 3 & \text { for } x < 1 \\ - 2 & \text { for } x \geq 1 \end{array} \right.\)
• B) \(m ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } - 3 & \text { for } x < 1 \\ - 2 & \text { for } x \geq 1 \end{array} \right.\)
• C) \(m ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } ( x + 3 ) ^ { 2 } & \text { for } x < 1 \\ - 2 & \text { for } x \geq 1 \end{array} \right.\)
• D) \(m ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } - 3 & \text { for } x > 1 \\ - 2 & \text { for } x \leq 1 \end{array} \right.\)

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