Answer
-6
Work Step by Step
$x(x+5)$ when $x = -3$
We can substitute -3 where the two x's are to get:
$-3(-3+5)$
By order of operations, we first calculate inside the parenthesis to get:
$-3(2)$
This can now be multiplied to:
$-3(2) = -6$
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 1, Equations and Inequalities - 1.2 Evaluate and Simplify Algebraic Expressions - Guided Practice for Example 4; Guided Practice for Example 5 - Page 12-13: 11
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