Final answer:
The student must provide specific values to calculate outputs for the function f(x) = (-8x + 6) / (x + 1). An example calculation was given for f(2), yielding an approximate value of -3.33. Holistically, you can replace 'x' with any number to find the corresponding function value.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks us to calculate specific values for the function f(x) = (-8x + 6) / (x + 1). However, the student has not provided any values to substitute for 'x'. To illustrate how one would compute the function's values, let's assume we are asked to find f(2). We would then substitute 'x' with 2:
f(2) = (-8(2) + 6) / (2 + 1)
This simplifies to:
f(2) = (-16 + 6) / 3
f(2) = -10 / 3
Therefore, f(2) would be approximately -3.33 when rounded to two decimal places.
To calculate this function for different values of 'x', simply replace 'x' with the number you're interested in and follow the same process as illustrated above.