SOLUTION: Consider the function f(x)=x^2+6x-2. b)Substitute the two whole number values immediately to the left and right of h into the function to find the corresponding y. Fill in th

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Question 115516: Consider the function f(x)=x^2+6x-2.

b)Substitute the two whole number values immediately to the left and right of h into the function to find the corresponding y. Fill in the table below. Make sure your x-values are in increasing order in your table.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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Let's evaluate an x-value that is to the left of x=-3. Let's evaluate

Start with the given function.

Plug in . In other words, replace each x with -5.

Evaluate to get 25.

Multiply 6 and -5 to get -30

Now combine like terms

-----------Now let's evaluate another value---------

Let's evaluate an x-value that is to the left of x=-3. Let's evaluate

Start with the given function.

Plug in . In other words, replace each x with -4.

Evaluate to get 16.

Multiply 6 and -4 to get -24

Now combine like terms

-----------Now let's evaluate another value---------

Let's evaluate an x-value that is to the right of x=-3. Let's evaluate

Start with the given function.

Plug in . In other words, replace each x with -2.

Evaluate to get 4.

Multiply 6 and -2 to get -12

Now combine like terms

-----------Now let's evaluate another value---------

Let's evaluate an x-value that is to the right of x=-3. Let's evaluate

Start with the given function.

Plug in . In other words, replace each x with -1.

Evaluate to get 1.

Multiply 6 and -1 to get -6

Now combine like terms

Now lets make a table of the values we have calculated

x y

-5 -7

-4 -10

-3 -11

-2 -10

-1 -7