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Find f(t – 3) for f(x) = 4x² – 8x + 4. 1) 4t² – 32t + 642) 643) 4t² – 32t – 644) 4t² + 32t + 64

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A. 4t² - 32t + 64. Step-by-step explanation: Instead of x put (t - 3) in the equation of the function f(x) = 4x² - 8x + 4: f(t - 3) = 4(t - 3)²
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We have got the function:


f(x)=4x^2-8x+4

If we want to calculate:


f(t-3)

We can simply substitute every "x" in the function with "t-3". We need to use parenthesis when we do that:


f(t-3)=4(t-3)^2-8(t-3)+4

To get an answer that corresponds to one of the alternatives, we will need to simplify. First, let's solve the square and the parenthesis:


\begin{gathered} f(t-3)=4(t^2-6t+9)-8t+24+4 \\ f(t-3)=4t^2-24t+36-8t+28 \\ f(t-3)=4t^2-32t+64 \end{gathered}

This corresponds to alternative 1.

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