SOLUTION: Find f(2) when f(x) = 3x2 doing this problem i turned it into {{{2=3*2^2}}} so then i got 2=12 do i have to do anything with that two?

SOLUTION: Find f(2) when f(x) = 3x2 doing this problem i turned it into {{{2=3*2^2}}} so then i got 2=12 do i have to do anything with that two?

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Question 306321: Find f(2) when f(x) = 3x2
doing this problem i turned it into

so then i got 2=12
do i have to do anything with that two?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you found f(2) you got it right, but it's not equal to 2. Look!
Subsitute x = 2.

Notice that it's f(2) = 12 and not 2 = 12!
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