SOLUTION: If f(x) = x - 2, for what value of x does f (3x) = f(x+1)?

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Question 700509: If f(x) = x - 2, for what value of x does f (3x) = f(x+1)?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x) = x - 2

f(3x) = 3x - 2

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f(x) = x - 2

f(x+1) = x+1 - 2

f(x+1) = x - 1

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f(3x) = f(x+1)

3x - 2 = x - 1

3x = x-1+2

3x-x = -1+2

2x = -1+2

2x = 1

x = 1/2

So the answer is x = 1/2