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Title: Evaluate y: y = (3x2 - x - 1) - (5 - 2x - x2) for x = -3
Post by: ikrabbe on Nov 25, 2017
Evaluate y: y =  (3x2 - x - 1) -  (5 - 2x - x2) for x = -3


Title: Re: Evaluate y: y = (3x2 - x - 1) - (5 - 2x - x2) for x = -3
Post by: yacom on Nov 25, 2017
(3x2 - x - 1) -  (5 - 2x - x2)
=  [ 3(-3)2 - (-3) - 1 ] -  [ 5 - 2(-3) - (-3)2 ]
=  (27 + 3 - 1) -  (5 + 6 - 9)
=  (29) -  (2)
= 14.5 - 0.5
= 14.0