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If (p(x)=x^2-10x+21), what is the value of (p(7))?

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Correct answer: (0)

The direct answer is option A: 0. Substitute x=7 into the polynomial: \(p(7)=7^2-10(7)+21\). Calculate each part in order: 7^2=49 and 10(7)=70, so p(7)=49−70+21. Since 49+21=70, the result is 0. Thus 7 is a zero, or root, of the polynomial. Option A, 0, is correct. Option B, 7, is the input value, not the output; it confuses x with p(x). Option C, 14, comes from an arithmetic mistake and is not the value of the expression. Option D, 21, is only the constant term and ignores the other two terms. A useful check is factoring: x^2−10x+21=(x−3)(x−7), so putting x=7 makes one factor zero and the whole product zero. When substituting into a polynomial, use brackets around the value and calculate powers and products before addition or subtraction. Memory cue: a number is a zero when the polynomial’s value at that number is exactly 0.

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