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'''Question:''' Find f(5) for <math>f(x) = \log_3(x) - 1</math>, which is the function from problem 1.
  
Note: The function f(x) from problem 1 is: <math>f(x) = \log_3(x+3)-1</math>
 
  
  

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Question: Find f(5) for Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle f(x)=\log _{3}(x)-1} , which is the function from problem 1.


Foundations
How would you find f(5) if f(x) = 2x + 1 instead?
Answer: we replace every occurrence of x with a 5. So

Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{rcl}f(5)&=&2(5)+1\\&=&11\end{array}}}


Solution:

Step 1:
Replace any occurrence of x by 5, so

Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{rcl}f(5)&=&\log _{3}(5+3)-1\\&=&\log _{3}(8)-1\end{array}}}

Final Answer:
Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle \log _{3}(8)-1}

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