Evaluate $f ( - 1 )$ $f ( 0 )$ $f ( 1 )$

question 63

Multiple Choice

Evaluate $f ( - 1 )$ , $f ( 0 )$ , $f ( 1 )$
, for the piecewise-defined function. $f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } & \text { if } x < 0 \\ x - 1 & \text { if } x \geq 0 \end{array} \right.$

• A) \(f ( - 1 ) = 1 , f ( 0 ) = - 1 , f ( 1 ) = 0\)
• B) \(f ( - 1 ) = - 2 , f ( 0 ) = 0 , f ( 1 ) = 1\)
• C) \(f ( - 1 ) = - 1 , f ( 0 ) = 0 , f ( 1 ) = 1\)
• D) \(f ( - 1 ) = 2 , f ( 0 ) = 1 , f ( 1 ) = - 3\)
• E) none of these

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