document.write( "Question 660662: Professor I need help with this problem please. Find g(a+1) when g(x) = 1/2x -5 . I think the answer is 1/2a-5 but I'm not sure. Thank you \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi, there--\r\n" );
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document.write( "Problem:\r\n" );
document.write( "Find g(a+1) when g(x) = 1/2x -5 . \r\n" );
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document.write( "I think you found g(a) instead of g(a+1).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r\n" );
document.write( "I'm not sure from your typing whether you mean\r\n" );
document.write( "I: g(x) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "OR\r\n" );
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document.write( "II: g(x) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "OPTION I:\r\n" );
document.write( "g(x) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute a+1 for x in the function g. Watch those parentheses!\r\n" );
document.write( "g(a+1) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify.\r\n" );
document.write( "g(a+1) = \r\n" );
document.write( "g(a+1) =  \r\n" );
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document.write( "OPTION II:\r\n" );
document.write( "g(x) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute a+1 for x in the function g. \r\n" );
document.write( "g(a+1) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify.\r\n" );
document.write( "g(+1) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "There you go!\r\n" );
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