SOLUTION: Explain in your own words how to evaluate a ploynominal for a givin value of a variable, demonstrate process with example.

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Question 472874: Explain in your own words how to evaluate a ploynominal for a givin value of a variable, demonstrate process with example.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is very straightforward, just replace the variable with the number. For example,



There are some cases where it could get more complicated. If we let



and we wanted to evaluate Q(7) we do not replace x with 7, but instead we replace "2x + 1" with 7 (i.e. replace x = 3):