3 years ago

Interpret or describe what the following statement means: P(-8) = 12.

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Morgarella [4.7K]3 years ago

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It could mean a variety of things. Assuming P is a function, ...

When the function whose name is P is evaluated with the independent variable having the value -8, the result is 12.

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If P is a variable, it means that multiplying P by -8 gives a result of 12.

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