Question

Given f, left bracket, x, right bracket, equals, minus, x, squared, plus, x, minus, 17f(x)=−x
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+x−17, find f, left bracket, minus, 8, right bracketf(−8)
minus, left bracket, minus, 8, right bracket, squared, plus, left bracket, minus, 8, right bracket, minus, 17

Answer 1

Given f, left bracket, x, right bracket, equals, minus, x, squared, minus, 8, x, plus, 8f(x)=−x
2
−8x+8, find f, left bracket, minus, 5, right bracketf(−5)

Answer 2

To find f(-8), we substitute x=-8 into the function f(x)=-x^2+x-17:

f(-8) = -(-8)^2 + (-8) - 17

Simplifying this expression:

f(-8) = -64 + (-8) - 17
= -64 - 8 - 17
= -89

Therefore, f(-8) = -89.

Answer 3

To find f(-5), we substitute x=-5 into the function f(x)=-x^2-8x+8:

f(-5) = -(-5)^2 - 8(-5) + 8

Simplifying this expression:

f(-5) = -25 + 40 + 8
= 23

Therefore, f(-5) = 23.