How do you find 2p(a) + p(a-1) for the function $p (x) = 4 x + 1$ $p(x) = 4x + 1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-31T14:42:48

$12 a - 1$ $12a-1$

$p (x) = 4 x + 1$ $p(x)=4x+1$

we want

$2 p (a) + p (a - 1)$ $2p(a)+p(a-1)$

$= 2 (4 x + 1) + 4 (x - 1) + 1$ $=2(4x+1)+4(x-1)+1$

$= 8 x + 2 + 4 x - 4 + 1$ $=8x+2+4x-4+1$

$= 12 x - 1$ $=12x-1$

How do you find 2p(a) + p(a-1) for the function p(x)=4x+1p(x) = 4x + 1?