Sketch the Graph of the Function $$f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } & \text { if } x < - 3 \\x + 12 & \text { if } x \geq - 3\end{array} \right.$$

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Essay

Sketch the graph of the function. $$f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } & \text { if } x < - 3 \\x + 12 & \text { if } x \geq - 3\end{array} \right.$$

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