The function f(x) satisfies f(x)−2f(x1)=4xfor all x=0. Find f(2).
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Setting x=2, we get f(2)−2f(21)=16.Setting x=1/2, we get f(21)−2f(2)=2.Solving these equations as a system in f(2) and f(21), we obtain f(2)=−320 and f(21)=−334.