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Given f(x) = 5(x + 1) + 16, what is the value of x when f(x) = 1?

User Boblin
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Answer:

x=26

Explanation:

substitute x with 1: 5(1)+1+16

User Fuseblown
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Answer:

x = -4

Explanation:

The functional notation () simply means that you replace in the function with whatever values are in the domain. So () = 5 ( + 1) + 16 means that the solution set will contain the answer for every value of .

In the question, () = 1. So you set the function equal to 1, then solve for :

() = 1 = 5 ( + 1) + 16.

Add −16 to both sides: − 15 = 5 ( + 1)

Divide both sides by 5: − 3 = + 1

Add −1 to both sides: − 4 =

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