document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=220553>Question 220553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  If f(x-2)=6x-7, what is f(x)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is f(x)=6x+5, but I have no idea how the answer is found! I keep ending up with 6x-17. Here is what I did....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)= 6(x-2)+2-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)= 6x-12-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)= 6x-17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help! I think you're supposed to add 2 somewhere but I don't know where, why or how! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is f(x)=6x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The original equation was shifted 2 units to the right to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x-2) = 6x-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So shift it 2 units to the left to get back to f(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = 6(x+2)-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = 6x+12-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = 6x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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