SOLUTION: if f(x)=5x-1, find the following f(a-2)

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Question 119682: if f(x)=5x-1, find the following
f(a-2)
Answer by MathLover1(20855) About Me  (Show Source):
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if f%28x%29=5x-1, then f%28a-2%29 will be:


f%28x%29=5x-1........replace x with a-2
f%28a-2%29=5%28a-2%29-1
f%28a-2%29=+5a+-+10+-1
f%28a-2%29=+5a+-+11