Question

What is the resulting ordered pair if the value of the independent variable is –2? f(x)=2x^3+3x^2

Answer 1

so we say x=-2

so in the equation where ever we see x we plug in like

f(-2)= 2 * (-3)^3 + 3 * (-2)^2

= 2 * -8+ 3 * 4

= -4
(-2,-4)
hope that helps