document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036832>Question 1036832</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cubic polynomial function f(x) has leading coefficient -2 and intercepts the y - axis at 2. If f(1) = 1, and f(-2)= -2, find f(-1) and write the complete function. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #651688 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=651688\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=-2x%5E3%2Bax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=-2x%5E3%2Bax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%282%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%282%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%282%29%5E3%2Ba%282%29%5E2%2B2b%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%282%29%5E3%2Ba%282%29%5E2%2B2b%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16%2B4a%2B2b%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16%2B4a%2B2b%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a%2B2b%2Bc=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a%2B2b%2Bc=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Similarly,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%281%29%5E3%2Ba%281%29%5E2%2Bb%2Bc=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%281%29%5E3%2Ba%281%29%5E2%2Bb%2Bc=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2Ba%2Bb%2Bc=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2Ba%2Bb%2Bc=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Bb%2Bc=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Bb%2Bc=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-2%29=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-2%29=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%28-2%29%5E3%2Ba%28-2%29%5E2-2b%2Bc=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%28-2%29%5E3%2Ba%28-2%29%5E2-2b%2Bc=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2B4a-2b%2Bc=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2B4a-2b%2Bc=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-2b%2Bc=-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-2b%2Bc=-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 2 from 1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a%2B2b%2Bc-a-b-c=16-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a%2B2b%2Bc-a-b-c=16-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%2Bb=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%2Bb=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 2 from 3,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-2b%2Bc-a-b-c=-18-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-2b%2Bc-a-b-c=-18-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a-3b=-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a-3b=-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a-b=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a-b=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding 4 and 5,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%2Bb%2Ba-b=13-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%2Bb%2Ba-b=13-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%283%2F2%29%2Bb=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%283%2F2%29%2Bb=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F2%2Bb=26%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F2%2Bb=26%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=17%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=17%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2%2B17%2F2%2Bc=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2%2B17%2F2%2Bc=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2Bc=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2Bc=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=3-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=3-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=-2x%5E3%2B%283%2F2%29x%5E2%2B%2817%2F2%29x-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=-2x%5E3%2B%283%2F2%29x%5E2%2B%2817%2F2%29x-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
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