SOLUTION: What is the y value of y = x^2 - 4x when the value of x is -1 negative 1 or the value of is ix 1 positive 1 are they the same? why or why not? can you show how yo

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Question 428188: What is the y value of
y = x^2 - 4x
when the value of x is -1 negative 1
or the value of is ix 1 positive 1
are they the same? why or why not?
can you show how you solved it?
Thanks so much.

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=x^2-4x
y=-1^2-4*-1
y=1+4
y=5
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y=1^2-4*1
y=1-4
y=-3

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