The function f(x) satisfies f(x)+2f(1−x)=3x2for all real numbers x. Find f(3).
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Setting x=3, we get f(3)+2f(−2)=27.Setting x=−2, we get f(−2)+2f(3)=12.Solving these equations as a system in f(3) and f(−2), we find f(3)=−1 and f(−2)=14.