SOLUTION: Answer the following question involving fundamental operations on polynomials Find P(-1/2) if P(x)=x^4+3x^2+2

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Question 198795This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra An Applied Approach
: Answer the following question involving fundamental operations on polynomials
Find P(-1/2) if
P(x)=x^4+3x^2+2 This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra An Applied Approach

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Find P(-1/2) if
P(x)=x^4+3x^2+2
p(-1/2)=-1/2^4+3*-1/2^2+2
p(-1/2)=1/16+3/4+2
p(-1/2)=(1+12+32)/16
p(-1/2)=45/16 ans.