document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117489>Question 117489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given f(x) = 5x2 – 3x + 1, find f(–2). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=5x%5E2-3x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=5x%5E2-3x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-2%29=5%28-2%29%5E2-3%28-2%29%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-2%29=5%28-2%29%5E2-3%28-2%29%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words, replace each x with -2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-2%29=5%284%29-3%28-2%29%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-2%29=5%284%29-3%28-2%29%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-2%29=%2B20-3%28-2%29%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-2%29=%2B20-3%28-2%29%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply 5 and 4 to get  20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-2%29=%2B20%2B6%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-2%29=%2B20%2B6%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply -3 and -2 to get  6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-2%29=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-2%29=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now combine like terms </SPAN>\n" );
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