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  2.                        Review of Functions and Equations
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  5.                             3    ▌              2
  6.          If        f(x) = 2x  + \▌ 5x + 2   + 4x
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  8.                               3    ▌                  2
  9.          then      f(3) = 2(3)  + \▌ 5(3) + 2   + 4(3)
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  12.                                   3    ▌                          2
  13.          and   f(x + h) = 2(x + h)  + \▌ 5(x + h) + 2   + 4(x + h)
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  17.                          2
  18.          If            ax  + bx + c  =  O    then
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  20.                                  ▌  2
  21.                            -b ± \▌ b  - 4ac
  22.                   x   =   ────────────────────
  23.                                   2a
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  25. ┌─────────────────┐
  26. │ Common Mistakes │
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  30. WRONG       f(a + b) = f(a) + f(b)     RIGHT  No formula for   f(a + b)
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  32. WRONG       f(a + b) = f(a) + b        RIGHT  No formula for   f(a + b)
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  34. WRONG       Solving  x f(x) = O     and forgetting that  x = O is a solution.
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  36. WRONG       Solving  f(x)/x = O     and thinking that  x = O is a solution.
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  39. This is the end of the help file.  Press the ESC key to return to the quiz
  40. question you were doing.
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