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Find f(5x) .The function f is defined by f(x) = 2x ^ 2 - 4 .

Find f(5x) .The function f is defined by f(x) = 2x ^ 2 - 4 .-example-1
User Jon Steinmetz
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Solution:

Given:


f(x)=2x^2-4

To find f(5x), this means the value of f(x) when x = 5x

Hence,


\begin{gathered} f(x)=2x^2-4 \\ f(5x)=2(5x)^2-4 \\ f(5x)=2(25x^2)-4 \\ f(5x)=50x^2-4 \end{gathered}

Therefore,


f(5x)=50x^(2)-4

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