Write an Equation for the Piecewise Function $f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } 4 , & \text { for } x < - 1 \\x ^ { 3 } , & \text { for } x \geq - 1\end{array} \right.$

question 33

Multiple Choice

Write an equation for the piecewise function.
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• A) \(f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } 4 , & \text { for } x < - 1 \\ x ^ { 3 } , & \text { for } x \geq - 1 \end{array} \right.\)
• B) \(f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } 4 , & \text { for } x < - 1 \\ x ^ { 2 } - 1 , & \text { for } x \geq - 1 \end{array} \right.\)
• C) \(f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } 4 , & \text { for } x < - 1 \\ x ^ { 3 } - 1 , & \text { for } x \geq - 1 \end{array} \right.\)
• D) \(f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } 4 , & \text { for } x < - 1 \\ x ^ { 2 } , & \text { for } x \geq - 1 \end{array} \right.\)

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