document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903635>Question 903635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm trying to find the indicated value of g(-12), g(-1), and g(1/4)the function given is g(x)=2x^2+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548241 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=548241\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> that should not be hard to do.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll do one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can do the others.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your function is given as g(x) = 2x^2 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(-12) will therefore be equal to 2 * (-12)^2 + 5 which is equal to 2 * 144 + 5 which is equal to 288 + 5 which is equal to 293.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can do the same with the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(-1) = 2 * (-1)^2 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(1/4) = 2 * (1/4)^2 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "all you do is replace x with the number that replaced x as the argument.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(x) = 2x^2 + 5 has x as the argument.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(-12) replaces x as the argument with -12 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(-12) = 2 * (-12)^2 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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