document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=600415>Question 600415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate the polynomial for x=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x^(3)+8x^(2)-9x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify your answer.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x^3+8x^2-9x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4(-1)^3+8(-1)^2-9(-1)-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4(-1)+8(1)-9(-1)-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4+8+9-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So -4x^3+8x^2-9x-1 = 20 when x = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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