A magic trick!

You may have heard of a magic trick that goes like this. Take any number. Add 5. Double the result. Subtract 6. Divide by 2. Subtract 2. Now tell me your answer, and I will tell you what you have started with.

Pick a number and try it.

You can see what is going on if you let x be your original number, and follow the steps to make a formula f(x) for the number you end up with.

Have fun !!!

Shared by Nalin Pithwa,

Ref: Calculus and Analytic Geometry by G B Thomas, 9th edition.

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