The equation of the piecewise defined function f(x) is below. What is the value of f(1) f(x)= ) x^2+1,&-4leqslant xlt 1 -x^2,&1leqslant xlt 2 3x,&xgeqslant 2 f(1)=-2 f(1)=-1 f(1)=2 f(1)=3

To find the value of , we need to determine which piece of the piecewise function applies to .Looking at the given equation, we can see that the second piece of the function applies to . Therefore, we can use this piece to find the value of .The second piece of the function is . Substituting into this expression, we get: Therefore, the value of is .So, the correct answer is .