SOLUTION: Find the values of the polynomials for the given value of the variable -x^2 - 5x - 6 when x = -2 I get confused when substituting -2 for the first value when it is a negat

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Question 40111: Find the values of the polynomials for the given value of the variable
-x^2 - 5x - 6
when x = -2
I get confused when substituting -2 for the first value when it is a negative x^2

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