PLS HELP! If f(x) = 3x2 – 2x – 11, what is the value of f(-3)?

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  22

Step-by-step explanation:

Put -3 where x is and do the arithmetic.

  f(-3) = 3(-3)² -2(-3) -11 = 27 +6 -11

  f(-3) = 22

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Additional comment

Sometimes evaluation is easier if you rewrite the polynomial in Horner form:

  f(x) = (3x -2)x -11

  f(-3) = (3(-3) -2)(-3) -11 = -11(-3) -11 = 33 -11 = 22

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.