SOLUTION: if f (x) = 5x - 1, find the following: f (a - 2)

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Question 58233: if f (x) = 5x - 1, find the following:
f (a - 2)
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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if f (x) = 5x - 1, find the following:
f (a - 2)
Substitute a-2 in where x is in the function.
f(a-2)=5(a-2)-1
f(a-2)=5a-10-1
f(a-2)=5a-11
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