How to evaluate the function f(x)=9x+2 given independent value a. f(-8) b. f(x+6) c. f(-x) ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-09T04:26:23

Please see below.

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$f(x)=9x+2$

$color(red)(a))$

To find $f(-8)$ , we plug in $-8$ wherever we see $x$ in $f(x)$ :

$f(-8)=9(-8)+2=-72+2=-70$

Similarly:

$color(red)(b))$

$f(x+6)=9((x+6)+2=9x+54+2=9x+56$

$color(red)(c))$

$f(-x)=9(-x)+2=-9x+2$