document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147087>Question 147087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 36) if f(x)=5x-1 find f(a-2)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Please help!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=giveback><B>giveback(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=giveback><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=107411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)=5(x)-1 find f(a-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I guess the term (a-2) confuses you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The trick is you just need to treat it as x and in this case x=a-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then go back to the function f(x)=5(x)-1 and just replace x with a-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you will have f(a-2)=5(a-2)-1=5a-10-1=5a-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer: f(a-2)=5a-11 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );