How can you find f(2)f(2) if f(x) = 3x^2 - 2f(x)=3x22?

1 Answer
Jun 27, 2016

f(2)=10f(2)=10

Explanation:

f(2)f(2) is the output value of f(x)f(x) when every xx variable in 3x^2-23x22 is replaced with a 22.

Thus,

color(green)f(2)=3(2)^2-2f(2)=3(2)22

=3(4)-2=3(4)2

=12-2=122

=color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)color(black)(10)color(white)(a/a)|)))