Answer
$a_{n} = -3$
Work Step by Step
$$f(x) = a_{n}(x^4 - 3x^2 - 4)$$
$f(3) = -150 = a_{n}((3)^4 - 3(3)^2 - 4)$
$-150 = a_{n}(81 - 27 - 4)$
$-150 = a_{n}(50)$
$-3 = a_{n}$
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - Exercise Set 3.3 - Page 376: 81
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