Question

If x − 3 = 1, then what is the value of x² − 3x − 1 ?

Answer 1

Let's find x. This will allow us to find the value of the second expression.
x - 3 = 1
x = 4

Now, we can simply plug this x-value into the second expression to obtain 4^2 - 3(4) - 1 = 3.

Thus, our answer is 3.