Respuesta :
Since the given function is
[tex]f(x)=3x-2[/tex]We want to evaluate it at some values of x
a) To find f(0), substitute x by 0
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=0 \\ f(0)=3(0)-2 \\ f(0)=0-2 \\ f(0)=-2 \end{gathered}[/tex]b) To find f(5), substitute x by 5
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=5 \\ f(5)=3(5)-2 \\ f(5)=15-2 \\ f(5)=13 \end{gathered}[/tex]c) To find f(b), substitute x by b
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=b \\ f(b)=3(b)-2 \\ f(b)=3b-2 \end{gathered}[/tex]d) To find f(x-1), substitute x by (x - 1)
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=(x-1) \\ f(x-1)=3(x-1)-2 \end{gathered}[/tex]Simplify it by multiply 3 by the bracket
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x-1)=3(x)-3(1)-2 \\ f(x-1)=3x-3-2 \end{gathered}[/tex]Add the like term
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x-1)=3x+(-3-2) \\ f(x-1)=3x+(-5) \\ f(x-1)=3x-5 \end{gathered}[/tex]