document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=427986>Question 427986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with functions I dont really understand.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the question is asking,for each function find f(-2),f(-1/2),f(3),and f(7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.f(x)=5x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #297560 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=297560\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Intuitively, it would make sense that you can replace all the x's in your statement with some other expression (as long as the end result is defined), for example, -2. As in,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(-2) = 5(-2) + 2 = -8, or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(-1/2) = 5(-1/2) + 2 = -1/2. You can try the other two. </SPAN>\n" );
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