Let X be a random variable with the following probability...

Let $X$ be a random variable with the following probability distribution:
$$\begin{array}{c|ccc}x & -3 & 6 & 9 \\\hline f(x) & 1 / 6 & 1 / 2 & 1 / 3\end{array}$$
Find $\mu_{g(X)}$ yhere $g(X)=(2 X+1)^{2}$.

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