document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75652>Question 75652</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given f(x) = –x3 – 3x2 – 2x – 6, find f(–3), f(0), and f(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now do I have to substitue a number for x? I am so confused!! Thanks for your help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54343 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=54343\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you say f(x)= some polynomial it will be in x form. When you say f(0), you are replacing every x you have with 0. So for f(-3) it will look like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29+=+-x%5E3+-3x%5E2-+2x-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29+=+-x%5E3+-3x%5E2-+2x-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-3%29+=+-%28-3%29%5E3+-3%28-3%29%5E2-+2%28-3%29-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-3%29+=+-%28-3%29%5E3+-3%28-3%29%5E2-+2%28-3%29-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(0) will look like:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%280%29+=+0-0-+0-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%280%29+=+0-0-+0-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%280%29+=-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%280%29+=-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and f(3) looks like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%283%29+=+-%283%29%5E3+-3%283%29%5E2-+2%283%29-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%283%29+=+-%283%29%5E3+-3%283%29%5E2-+2%283%29-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%283%29+=+-%2827%29+-3%289%29-+2%283%29-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%283%29+=+-%2827%29+-3%289%29-+2%283%29-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%283%29+=+-27+-27+-+6-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%283%29+=+-27+-27+-+6-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%283%29+=+-66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%283%29+=+-66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you graphed this function you will see this points visually.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x%5E3+-3x%5E2-+2x-+6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x%5E3+-3x%5E2-+2x-+6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Here's the graph of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%5E3+-3x%5E2-+2x-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%5E3+-3x%5E2-+2x-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where you can see (-3,0) and (0,-6) and (3,-66) is somewhere way off the page.<BR>\n" );
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