Explanation: Here we have function f(x) = 2x - 5
and we're asked to find f(x - 1).
Don't be thrown off if you're asked to plus a variable into a function.
If f(x) = 2x - 5, then f(x - 1) = 2(x - 1) - 5.
Remember to use parenthses when substituting into a function.
So simplifying on the right side, we would distribute the 2
through the parenthses and we have 2x -2 - 5.
Now combining like terms, we have 2x - 7