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Write the equation of the piecewise function Ζ’ that is represented by its graph.

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Answer:[tex]\left \{ {{f(x)=2;\text{ For }0\leq x<1}\\\\\\\\ \atop {f(x)=-\sqrt{x-1}+1;\text{ For }x>1}} \right.[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:We have been given graph of a piece-wise function. We are asked to write the equation for the given piece-wise function.We can see that for x values greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1, the function is a line.We can see that our given line is a horizontal line, so it will be in form [tex]y=C[/tex] intersecting y-axis at [tex](0,C)[/tex].The given crosses y-axis at (0,2), therefore, its equation would be [tex]y=2[/tex].We can see that for x values greater than 1, the graph is a reflected and shifted square root function.The square root function is reflected across x-axis and has a vertex at (1,1), therefore, our function for second part would be [tex]y=-\sqrt{x-1}+1[/tex].The function is not defined at [tex]x=1[/tex] and it can a jump continuity.Therefore, our required piece-wise function would be:[tex]\left \{ {{f(x)=2;\text{ For }0\leq x<1}\\\\\\\\ \atop {f(x)=-\sqrt{x-1}+1;\text{ For }x>1}} \right.[/tex]