document.write( "Question 1047329: The function g is defined by g(x)=x^2-2x Find g(2a)
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\n" ); document.write( "The part where I should simplify is what I do not understand.
\n" ); document.write( "what I did is: g(2a)=(2a)^2-2(2a)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another tutor answered my question and he said the answer was: g(2a)=4a^2-4a
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