SOLUTION: For the polynomial function h(x)=2x^4-x^3+2x^2-5x-1 Says to evaluate h(-2)

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Question 643384: For the polynomial function h(x)=2x^4-x^3+2x^2-5x-1
Says to evaluate h(-2)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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h(x)=2x^4-x^3+2x^2-5x-1

h(-2)=2(-2)^4-(-2)^3+2(-2)^2-5(-2)-1

h(-2)=2(16)-(-8)+2(4)-5(-2)-1

h(-2)=32+8+8+10-1

h(-2)=57