SOLUTION: if 2f(x) - 3f(1/x)= x2 determine f(2)

SOLUTION: if 2f(x) - 3f(1/x)= x2 determine f(2)

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Question 892232: if 2f(x) - 3f(1/x)= x2 determine f(2)
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given:
let x = 2. Then
Let x = 1/2. Then
From the second equation, .
Substitute this into the first:

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