document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121160>Question 1121160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Answer Checking.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let f(x)=-1-x-2x^2, evaluate fx(x+h)-f(x)/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor out the negative sign for the final answer, if any.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my answer is: -4x-2h-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if my understanding is correct about the instruction above. my final answer would be: 4x2h1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer is the opposite of what it should be.  So you are NOT interpreting the instruction correctly.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When your answer is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x-2h-1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the instructions say to factor out the negative sign in the answer, then the correct answer is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1(4x+2h+1)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In other words, when you factor out the negative 1, that factor doesn't disappear; it is still part of the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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