Given f, left bracket, x, right bracket, equals, 3, x, squared, plus, 2f(x)=3x

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+2, find f, left bracket, minus, 7, right bracketf(−7)

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To find f(-7), we plug -7 into the function f(x) = 3x^2 + 2f(x) + 3x + 2:

f(-7) = 3(-7)^2 + 2f(-7) + 3(-7) + 2

Simplifying the equation, we get:

f(-7) = 147 + 2f(-7) - 21 + 2

Rearranging the terms:

f(-7) - 2f(-7) = 147 - 19

Combining like terms:

-f(-7) = 128

Multiplying both sides by -1:

f(-7) = -128

Therefore, f(-7) is equal to -128.