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What dose f(-2)=3 mean?

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Answer:

This is about a function evaluated at a particular point. You don't get a formula for the function, but there is enough information to say that the ordered pair (-2, 3) is part of the function.

The function's name is f.

The -2 in parentheses is a value for the independent variable ("input"), often designated by the variable x.

The 3 is the corresponding value of the dependent variable ("output"), often designated by the variable y.

The expression can be read as:

"f of negative two is equal to 3"

"the value of f at -2 is 3"

User Mazel Tov
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function!

Explanation:

this was a function that the answer (y) is equal to 3

and the X is equal to (-2)

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