How do you write $p (x) = | x - 1 | + 4$ $p(x) = |x-1| +4$ as piecewise functions?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-24T12:27:18

See V-like graph and explanation.

$p \geq 4$ $p >=4$

The given equation is the combined equation for the pair of half-

lines from and above ( 1, 4 ).

$p = x - 1 + 4 = x + 3, x \geq 1$ $p = x-1+4=x+3, x>=1$ and

#p=-(x-1)+4=-x+5, x <=1.

graph{|x-1|+4 [-40, 40, -20, 20]}

How do you write p(x)=|x−1|+4p(x) = |x-1| +4 as piecewise functions?