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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hope this is the right category for the problem I need help with.  It states to find the value for the function and the question is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find f(2) when F(x) = *x2-5 over x+3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* x2 in this case represents x squared (Can't find the symbol used in the above example).  From other homework, my solution is to place the equation as: x2-5 = x+3 (2) and solve from there, only multiplying the dominator by the function of x. I come up with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2-2x-11=0 is the quadratic formula necessary to figure x.  Please provide help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This question is not from a textbook, but I did put in the barcode of textbook used. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32023 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=32023\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29+=+%28x%5E2-5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29+=+%28x%5E2-5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Find f(2): All you have to do is replace the x in the first function with 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%282%29+=+%282%5E2-5%29%2F%282%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%282%29+=+%282%5E2-5%29%2F%282%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%282%29+=+-1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%282%29+=+-1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P.S. Use the caret symbol (^) to indicate raising to a power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-squared would be entered as x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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