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When multiplying terms that have the same base (in this case, 
) but different exponents, you can add their exponents to make them one term.
In this case, we can add the exponents of :
A simplified version is 
.
The answer is g(x) = (1/4 x)^2
It has a horizontal stretch of 4. Since it is horizontal it goes inside the parentheses and becomes the reciprocal of 4 which is 1/4
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1) 9x + 2 = x + 5 ---> 9x + 2 = 6
subtracted X from one side but not the other
2) 3(x-4) + 5 = 12 ---> 3x + 4 + 5 = 12
didn't distribute correctly: 3(x-4)
multiplied the X by 3 but not the -4
