Your answers are wrong. the function f(x) is like a factory. you put in something ( a number) and it will spit you out something else (a different number depending on the function). your function, f (x)= -2x+1
you can put anything in that function. let say k.
f(x=k) = -2k+1. you just replace the x with k.
in this particular problem they way f(-2) ,f(0), f(1) and f(2).
here are the results
f(x=-2) = f(-2) = -2×(-2)+1 =5
f(x=0) = f(0) = -2×(0)+1 =1
f(x=1) = f(1) = -2×(1)+1 =-1
f(x=2) = f(2) = -2×(2)+1 =-3
That's a 33% increase.
I calculated this using the formula:

Where n = the new value (16 in your question), o = the old value (12 in your question) and the result is outputted as a percent increase. You can check that this is correct by finding 33% of 12, adding the result to 12, and checking that the result equals your "new" number.
Note that 33% is only an approximation as your question requires a number rounded to the nearest whole.
For this case we have the following expression:
(x ^ 2 + 2x + 1 / x ^ 2-8x + 16) / (x + 1 / x ^ 2-16)
Rewriting we have:
(((x + 1) (x + 1)) / ((x-4) (x-4))) / (x + 1 / ((x + 4) (x-4)))
Then, we cancel similar terms:
((x + 1) / (x-4)) / (1 / (x + 4))
Rewriting:
((x + 1) (x + 4)) / (x-4)
Answer:
((x + 1) (x + 4)) / (x-4)
Answer:
35/100
Step-by-step explanation:
it would be 7/20 because both the numerator and denominator are divisible by the number 5.