document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187698>Question 1187698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the function g(x) = x2 + 5x - 2, determine g(-3x). Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #818710 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=818710\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the function is g(x) = x^2 + 5x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find g(-3x), then replace x with -3x in the g(x) function to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(-3x) = (-3x)^2 + 5*(-3x) - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get g(-3x) = 9x^2 -15x -  2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to determine whether you did this right, let x equal a random value of your choosing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i chose 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(-3x) would then be equal to g(-45).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(x) = x^2 + 5x - 2 becomes g(-45) = (-45)^2 + 5*-45 - 2 which becomes 2025 - 225 - 2 which is equal to 1798.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the function of g(-3x) can be graphed as shown below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(x) = x^2 + 5x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g(-3x) = (-3x)^2 + 5*(-3x) - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's what the graph looks like.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the graph, y = g(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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