+148 For real numbers $x$, let
\[f(x) = \left\{
\begin{array}{cl}
x+2 &\text{ if }x>3, \\
2x+a &\text{ if }x\le 3.
\end{array}
\right.\]
What must the value of $a$ be to make the piecewise function continuous (which means that its graph can be drawn without lifting your pencil from the paper)?
+605 At $3$, it must be continuous. So $2*3+a=3+2\implies \boxed{a=-1}$.
