document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072309>Question 1072309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f  is a function that takes a real number x and performs these four steps in the order given\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.multiply by -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.add 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.square root<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.take the reciprocal  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #687210 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=687210\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any and all of them could be a function AS LONG AS they work for every possible input value. The x in f(x) is just a place holder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example: A tree grows 1 foot a year. How tall is it in 5 years?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(age) = age*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(5) = 5*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your problem is very unclear to me. Good luck with it. </SPAN>\n" );
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