document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=574612>Question 574612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If (x) = 2x -4 and g(x) = x^2 -4x, find each value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  f(3) -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "***** I got 2 for an answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(3)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(3)-1=2(3)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-4=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer =2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but... what's the -1 for then? do i do anything with it? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #369212 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=369212\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I see \"f(3) - 1\" , I interpret that as find the value of the function for x=3 and then subtract 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So f(3)=2, as you found.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(3)-1=2-1=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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