$\"\"$

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Original function is $\"\"$

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$\"\"$

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Replace x = a in original function.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Distributive 4)

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$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

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Solution is $\"\"$ .