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Given e(x)=2, and y=-2x, find e(y)?
1) -3
2) -4
3) -2
4) -1

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Final answer:

Without the specific function definition for e(), we cannot find e(y) given e(x) = 2 and y = -2x, as we need to know how e() operates on inputs to determine e(-2x).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find e(y) given that e(x) = 2 and y = -2x, we first express e(y) in terms of e(x). Assuming that e() is a function that we can apply to both x and y, we need to substitute the expression for y into the function. Since we know that e(x) = 2, when x is replaced by -2x to find e(-2x), we would have to apply the same function rule to the new input value.

However, we are not provided with the exact function definition of e(), and thus cannot determine what e(y) would be without additional information on how e() transforms its inputs. So, even though we have the value of e(x) and a relation between y and x, we cannot conclusively determine the value of e(y) from the given information.

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