document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117800>Question 117800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of the polynomial. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "–x2 + 3x – 1  when x = 4. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85799 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=85799\">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=-1x%5E2%2B3x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=-1x%5E2%2B3x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given function.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%284%29=-1%284%29%5E2%2B3%284%29-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%284%29=-1%284%29%5E2%2B3%284%29-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words, replace each x with 4.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%284%29=-1%2816%29%2B3%284%29-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%284%29=-1%2816%29%2B3%284%29-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 16.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%284%29=-16%2B3%284%29-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%284%29=-16%2B3%284%29-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply -1 and 16 to get  -16\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%284%29=-16%2B12-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%284%29=-16%2B12-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply 3 and 4 to get  12\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%284%29=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%284%29=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So when x=4, the value of the polynomial is -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );