document.write( "Question 1075773: For each function f in Exercises 53-60, find f(-2) & f(5).\r
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document.write( "To find f(-2) in 53, you just look through\r\n" );
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document.write( "53. f={(-1,18), (-2,12), (0,4), (5,4), (-3,4)}\r\n" );
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document.write( "and find that -2 is the first number in (-2,12),\r\n" );
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document.write( "so f(-2) is 12, because 12 is the number right after -2 in (-2,12)\r\n" );
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document.write( "They say \"-2 is the input and 12 is the output\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find f(5) in 53, you just look through\r\n" );
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document.write( "53. f={(-1,18), (-2,12), (0,4), (5,4), (-3,4)}\r\n" );
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document.write( "and find that 5 is the first number in (5,4),\r\n" );
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document.write( "so f(5) is 4, because 4 is the number right after 5 in (5,4)\r\n" );
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document.write( "They say \"5 is the input and 4 is the output\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find f(-2) in 55, you just look through\r\n" );
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document.write( "55. f={(-3/4,-1), (-2,4), (5,2), (8,10)}\r\n" );
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document.write( "and find that -2 is the first number in (-2,4),\r\n" );
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document.write( "so f(-2) is 4, because 4 is the number right after -2 in (-2,4)\r\n" );
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document.write( "They say \"-2 is the input and 4 is the output\"\r\n" );
document.write( "To find f(5) in 55, you just look through\r\n" );
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document.write( "55. f={(-3/4,-1), (-2,4), (5,2), (8,10)}\r\n" );
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document.write( "and find that 5 is the first number in (5,2),\r\n" );
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document.write( "so f(5) is 2, because 2 is the number right after 5 in (5,2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "They say \"5 is the input and 2 is the output\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "What could be easier than that?\r\n" );
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