document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=88531>Question 88531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Déjà vu strikes again!  Problem 36 follows the trend with the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	f(x) = 5x – 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but complicates it by giving you the following instead of a real number (good thing Part (b) of Example 6 on p 657 does something very similar):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36) f(a – 2)<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 #64380 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=64380\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x) = 5x – 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but complicates it by giving you the following instead of a real number (good thing Part (b) of Example 6 on p 657 does something very similar):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36) f(a – 2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(a-2) = 5(a-2)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=5a-11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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