document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1113380>Question 1113380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the function f(x) = 3 – x^2 to find <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    a.  f(-2)      b.  f( 2/3 )     c.   f(a + 2)    <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you do for these types of problems is substitute for x.   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will do part (c), where we let x=a+2 in f(x):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     f(x) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3-x%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3-x%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    f(a+2) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+-+%28a%2B2%29%5E2++=+3+-+%28a%5E2%2B4a%2B4%29+=++highlight%28+-a%5E2+-+4a+-+1+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+-+%28a%2B2%29%5E2++=+3+-+%28a%5E2%2B4a%2B4%29+=++highlight%28+-a%5E2+-+4a+-+1+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other two parts will produce numeric answers.<BR>\n" );
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