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What is the value of the expression below when y=5? y^2-3y+6

User Badpanda
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Answer:

y = 5

y^2 - 3y + 6

= 5^2 - 3(5) + 6

= 25 - 15 + 6

= 10 + 6

= 16

User Enkeleda
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Plug in 5 for y
5^2-3(5)+6
1) evaluate the power: 25-3(5)+6
2) multiply: 25-15+6
3) add and subtract: 10+6 =16

Answer: 16
User Marcelo Mason
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