document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70910>Question 70910</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;\"> If f (x) = 4x-3, find the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(-1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50658 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=50658\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem is just a case of understanding what the notation means.  You are given<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = 4x - 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you are asked to find f(-1).  Notice that in f(x) the x has been replaced by -1 for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So what you are being told to do is replace x by -1 in the equation f(x) = 4x -3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you make that replacement you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(-1) = 4*(-1) - 3 = -4 - 3 = -7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you can say f(-1) = -7 for this particular problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's all there is to it.  Hope that this helps your understanding of the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the notation it involves. </SPAN>\n" );
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