SOLUTION: If f(x) = 2x^3 - 4x^2 + 4x + C and f(2) = 5, what is the value of C?

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Question 760592: If f(x) = 2x^3 - 4x^2 + 4x + C and f(2) = 5, what is the value of C?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x) = 2x^3 - 4x^2 + 4x + C

f(2) = 2(2)^3 - 4(2)^2 + 4(2) + C

5 = 2(2)^3 - 4(2)^2 + 4(2) + C

5 = 2(8) - 4(4) + 4(2) + C

5 = 16 - 16 + 8 + C

5 = 8 + C

5-8 = C

-3 = C

C = -3

Final Answer: C = -3