document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595605>Question 595605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if f(x)= x^2+3, find f(5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "could you also show how you figured it out? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377763 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=377763\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that f(x)= x^2+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you are asked to find f(5) that means that you are to find the value of the function when x equals 5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So start with f(x)= x^2+3 and substitute 5 wherever you find an x to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5)= 5^2+3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square the 5 on the right side to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5) = 25 +3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and do the addition on the right side to get the answer:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5) = 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand what you are to do when you are asked to find f(x) in any similar problem. Just substitute the value of x that you are given into the right side of the equation and do the mathematics on the right side to get the answer.<BR>\n" );
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