SOLUTION: Evaluate: x^2-5x+3 for x=-5

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Question 506908: Evaluate: x^2-5x+3 for x=-5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.


Plug in .


Square to get .


Multiply and to get .


Combine like terms.


So when


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