SOLUTION: a function P is defined as followed: p(x)= x^5+x^4-36x-36 for x>0 -x^5+x^4+36x-36 for x<0 find p(-1)

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Question 342519: a function P is defined as followed:
p(x)= x^5+x^4-36x-36 for x>0
-x^5+x^4+36x-36 for x<0
find p(-1)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: Since -1 is less than 0, this means that you'll use the second definition. So you'll plug in x=-1 into p%28x%29=-x%5E5%2Bx%5E4%2B36x-36 because this is only defined when x%3C0