document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57463>Question 57463</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please help me on the following problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  I need to evaluate this function for the value specified.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  f(x) = x^2 - 7x + 10; find (a) f(0),  (b) f(5), and (c) f(-2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  sher </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39214 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><B>rcmcc(152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><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=rcmcc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=39214\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will show b) for you and you can follow the steps to repeat for a) and c)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when solving for a function f(x) = x^2 - 7x + 10 where f(5) is the question, you substitute 5 in for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(g)=5^2-7(5)+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now you simplify the equation,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25-35+10=f(g)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in this case 0 is f(g)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in all the other case simply substitute in the number for x to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck. </SPAN>\n" );
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