SOLUTION: please help me solve this problem {{{6y^4 - 5y^3 +3y+1, y= -2}}} need to show work, I have worked this 4 times and it is always wrong

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Question 579425: please help me solve this problem 6y%5E4+-+5y%5E3+%2B3y%2B1%2C+y=+-2 need to show work, I have worked this 4 times and it is always wrong
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please help me solve this problem 6y%5E4+-+5y%5E3+%2B3y%2B1%2C+y=+-2 need to show work, I have worked this 4 times and it is always wrong
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It's already solved, y = -2
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If you mean evaluate the polynomial at y = -2:
6y%5E4+-+5y%5E3+%2B3y%2B1 at y= -2
= 6%2A%28-2%29%5E4+-+5%2A%28-2%29%5E3+%2B+3%28-2%29+%2B+1
= 96 + 40 - 6 + 1
= 131