Question

What is the resulting ordered pair if the value of the independent variable is –3?
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Answer 1

@superdavesuper

Answer 2

independent variable in the case is f(x) so f(x)=-3....now u need to solve for x...

Answer 3

17,-3?

Answer 4

Nope...putting -3 into the eqn -2x^3-4x^2-1=-3 ok?

Answer 5

ummm.....ill try

Answer 6

Re-arrange so the terms w x are all on the left n the constants are on the right....then group them...

Answer 7

-3,17?

Answer 8

plz dont try to solve it....take 1 step at a time ok? :)

Answer 9

k.... ummm... -2x^3-4x^2-1=-3

64-16=-2?

Answer 10

-2x^3-4x^2-1=-3

-2x^3-4x^2=-3+1
-2(x^3+2x^2)=-2

following me so far?

Answer 11

yup

Answer 12

Are u sure? Can u go on from here? do it ONE step at a time plz

Answer 13

next step is divided both left and right by -2...

Answer 14

im so sorry im being time but i dnt get it..

Answer 15

No need to be sorry....work w me here plz? we will go through it step by step. so divide the left and right by -2 plz?