Answer
The answer is $-26$.
Work Step by Step
We insert $x = 3$ in $1 - 12x +x^2$:
$1 - 12x +x^2 = 1 - 12 \cdot 3 +3^2 = 1- 36 + 3 \cdot 3 = 1 - 36 + 9 = -26$.
Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 5th Edition
by Connally, Eric; Hughes-Hallett, Deborah; Gleason, Andrew M.; Cheifetz, Phil C.
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1118583191
ISBN 13:
978-1-11858-319-7
Chapter 1 - Linear Functions and Change - Exercises and Problems for Section 1.1 - Skill Refresher - Page 6: S6
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