document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70844>Question 70844</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate each function for the value specified.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)= x² - 7x + 10; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)f(0),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b)f(5),and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c)f(-2). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve each of the three problems look inside the given f(x) and plug that value in for x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the right side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll make up an example. Find f(2). This tells you to put 2 into the right side of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in place of x.  So for f(2) you calculate:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's another example. Find f(-3).  Plug -3 in for x in the equation so that it becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that by now you have figured out how to get f(0), f(5), and f(-2).  The answers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are: f(0) = 10, f(5) = 0, and f(-2) = 28. You do the work needed and use these answers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just to check your work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand this process better. </SPAN>\n" );
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