Ihave somewhat of an idea on how to do this but i'm not 100% sure

Check out the attached below to see the final graph.

We have 3 pieces that make up the piecewise function.

First up is f(x) = x when x <= -2, meaning that we only graph y = x when x is -2 or smaller. This part is shown in red in the graph below. There is a closed circle at the endpoint due to the "or equal to" as part of the inequality. The "Less than" means we draw the left portion or everything to the left of x = -2.

The next piece is f(x) = x^2-2 and it's only graphed if -2 < x < 0. So if x is between -2 and 0, not including either endpoint, then we graph out y = x^2-2, otherwise we don't graph it. The blue curve is the second piece. The endpoints of the blue curve are open circles. We don't include these points as part of the function.

Finally, we have the purple piece on the graph which is y = (1/2)x-2 when x >= 0. If x is 0 or larger, then we graph y = (1/2)x-2. This piece connects with the endpoint of the blue piece to cover up or fill in the second open hole.

So the final result is what you see below in the attached image.

answer: since the question is talking about growth you have to use the growth formula which is inital amount (1 + growth)^time

step-by-step explanation:

the intial amount is 1200, the growth is 4.8, and the time is 7. plug those numbers into the equation, also i think you have to change 4.8 into a percent. but, i have forgotton how to do that. if this is a online class go on to the lesson.