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why is g(-3) when g(x) = x^3 + x^2 + x + 1 not -38? The answer is -20 but I don't know how.

 Sep 9, 2014

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Be careful with negatives:

(-3)^3 = -27

(-3)^2 = 9

 

-27 + 9  - 3 + 1 

-18 - 3 + 1

-21 + 1

-20.

 Sep 9, 2014
 #1
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Best Answer

Be careful with negatives:

(-3)^3 = -27

(-3)^2 = 9

 

-27 + 9  - 3 + 1 

-18 - 3 + 1

-21 + 1

-20.

AzizHusain Sep 9, 2014

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