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%%  Example 08-01-3 on page 150.
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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{201.70511pt}
\AtBeginDocument{\setlength\parindent{0pt}}
\StartShownPreambleCommands

\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\delimiterfactor=1500
\[
y = \left\{%
 \begin{array}{ll}
   x^2+2x  &\textrm{if }x<0,\\
   x^3     &\textrm{if }0\le x<1,\\
   x^2+x   &\textrm{if }1\le x<2,\\
   x^3-x^2 &\textrm{if }2\le x.
 \end{array}%
\right.
\]
\end{document}