Question

Evaluate y = 3|x| – 3 for x = –1. (1 point) ?? Can u please help me? :'(

Answer 1

just substitute -1 for x in the equation

Answer 2

y = 3|-1| – 3

Answer 3

then solve it

Answer 4

so -3?? or 3

Answer 5

y = 3|-1| – 3
y = 3(1) - 3 since the absolute value of -1 is 1
y = 3 - 3
y = 0

does that make sense?

Answer 6

Oh, okay yeah it does now! Thank ouy so much! (:

Answer 7

no problemo :]

Answer 8

Okay, here one more Q i'm having problems with
What is the value of the function when x = –2?
y = x2 – 3x + 1 (1 point)

Answer 9

and this is the last one

Answer 10

is that x^2?

Answer 11

Yeah

Answer 12

–11
–10
10
11

Answer 13

substitute -2 for x

y = -2^2 – 3(-2) + 1

Answer 14

-11??

Answer 15

why do you think it's -11

Answer 16

I don't knwo :(

Answer 17

ok, do it in pieces

what's -2^2?

Answer 18

-8?

Answer 19

no

-2^2 = -2 times -2 = 4

Answer 20

Ok

Answer 21

and what's -3(-2)?

Answer 22

6

Answer 23

+6 (positive 6)

Answer 24

so

y = -2^2 – 3(-2) + 1
y = 4 + 6 + 1
y = ?

Answer 25

+11?

Answer 26

11

Answer 27

yes :]

Answer 28

YAY!! :) Thanks so much

Answer 29

mhmm no problem

Answer 30

Thanks for not just giving me the answer i like to be helped not given the answer(:

Answer 31

well i hope it all made sense to you

Answer 32

Ya know? So i can jearn how to do it and you made that possible for me tyhank you sooo much again

Answer 33

It did a little bit mixed up but thats just my dyslexic acting up

Answer 34

IDyslexic is hard but not impossible to work with

Answer 35

I'm homeschooled because every teacher i had told je i was dumb, or got frusterated and didn't help me

Answer 36

i couldn't really tell you were dyslexic, i thought it was just your name lol i don't think you're dumb. i think you can really do this

Answer 37

Thanks(: maybe i should change my name lo.l

Answer 38

you can't change your name, you're stuck with it forever mwuhaha

Answer 39

lol