SOLUTION: Given f(x)=5x2-3x+1, find f(-2)

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Question 90289: Given f(x)=5x2-3x+1, find f(-2)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given polynomial


Plug in


Raise -2 to the second power to get 4


Multiply 5 by 4 to get 20


Multiply 3 by -2 to get -6


Negate any negatives


Now combine like terms


So

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