f(x)= 4*x² + 2*x - 2
f(3)= 4*3² + 2*3 - 2
you can simplify it
f(x)= 4*x² + 2*x - 2
f(x+1)= 4*(x+1)² + 2*(x+1) - 2
and you can simplify it.
Can you see how I am just replacing x with whatever is in the bracket?
The last one you do the two seperately and then add them together.