SOLUTION: Evaluate: x^2-5x+3 for x=-5

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Question 506908: Evaluate: x^2-5x+3 for x=-5
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x%5E2-5x%2B3 Start with the given equation.


%28-5%29%5E2-5%28-5%29%2B3 Plug in x=-5.


25-5%28-5%29%2B3 Square -5 to get 25.


25%2B25%2B3 Multiply -5 and -5 to get 25.


53 Combine like terms.


So x%5E2-5x%2B3=53 when x=-5


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