Answer:
The rational function that is graphed is B
Answer: The correct option is 1.
Explanation:
The given piecewise function is,

It means if x<0, then

If
, then

Since the f(x) is defined for x<0 and
, therefore the function f(x) is not defined for
.
From the graph 2, 3 and 4 we can easily noticed that for each value of x there exist a unique value of y, therefore the function is defined for all values of x, which is not true according to the given piecewise function.
Only in figure the value of y not exist when x lies between 0 to 2, including 0. It means the function is not defined for
, hence the first option is correct.
Let's use J for James's age and A for Austin's age. The equations are:
J = A - 4
3J + A² = 28
Just plug (A - 4) in the place of J in the second equation. This gives you:
3(A - 4) + A² = 28
-->
A² + 3A - 12 = 28
-->
A² + 3A - 40 = 0
-->
(A - 5)(A + 8) = 0
-->
A = 5 or -8
-8 is nonsense, so Austin is 5 years old. Therefore, James is 1 year old.