document.write( "Question 34025: what does it mean when it says to write a rule for each function? I have the following
\n" ); document.write( " x f(x)
\n" ); document.write( " -1 -9
\n" ); document.write( " 0 -5
\n" ); document.write( " 1 -1
\n" ); document.write( " 2 3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I get 1 for x and 4 for f(x) am I going in the right direction?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #20389 by xcentaur(357)\"\" \"About 
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when it says to write a rule for each function,
\n" ); document.write( "you have to write an expression which will give you the required value for f(x) when you substitute x
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\n" ); document.write( "meaning,
\n" ); document.write( " x f(x)
\n" ); document.write( " -1 -9
\n" ); document.write( " 0 -5
\n" ); document.write( " 1 -1
\n" ); document.write( " 2 3
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\n" ); document.write( "So here you should put (-1) in the expression and you should get (-9)
\n" ); document.write( "So you would have to multiply by 9
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\n" ); document.write( "Sample functions are below,please try to find other ways of doing this as well,because the same expression can be written in at least 3 different ways
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\n" ); document.write( " x y f(x)
\n" ); document.write( " -1 -9 (9x)
\n" ); document.write( " 0 -5 (x-5)
\n" ); document.write( " 1 -1 (-x)
\n" ); document.write( " 2 3 (x-1)
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\n" ); document.write( "-xC \n" ); document.write( "

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