The graph can be seen at the end, and the piecewise function for the part above the x-axis is:
f(x) = x^2 - 4 if x ∈ (-∞, -2] or x ∈ [2, ∞)
f(x) = 4 - x^2 if x ∈ (-2, 2).
How to write the equation?
First, we need to graph both functions, so we can see when each one is positive, the graphs of:
y = x^2 - 4
y = 4 - x^2
Can be seen at the end.
So, the first function is positive in the interval (-∞, -2] and [2, ∞), and the second function is positive in the interval (-2, 2)
So for the part of the function above the x-axis we have a piecewise function:
f(x) = x^2 - 4 if x ∈ (-∞, -2] or x ∈ [2, ∞)
f(x) = 4 - x^2 if x ∈ (-2, 2).
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