document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604442>Question 604442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> evaluate v(s)=s^3+3s^2-4s-2 when s = -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute the s for -2 in the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v(s)=s^3+3s^2-4s-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v(-2)=(-2)^3+3(-2)^2-4(-2)-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v(-2)=-8+3(4)-(-8)-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v(-2)=-8+12+8-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v(-2)=4+8-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v(-2)=12-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v(-2)=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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