If (p(x)=3x+2), what is the value of (p(-2))?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: -4
Substituting -2 for x gives \(p(-2)=3(-2)+2=-6+2=-4\). Therefore, the correct answer is -4. The value -8 results from incorrectly treating the constant term +2 as a subtraction. In exams, multiply the negative number first and then perform addition or subtraction.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
-4
Why is this the correct answer?
Substituting -2 for x gives \(p(-2)=3(-2)+2=-6+2=-4\). Therefore, the correct answer is -4. The value -8 results from incorrectly treating the constant term +2 as a subtraction. In exams, multiply the negative number first and then perform addition or subtraction.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Introduction to Polynomials. Topic: Linear polynomials.
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