Question

Edhesive 7.6 lesson practice python

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) The output is -1

(b) The output is 32

Explanation:

Given: The above code

Solving (a): The output when 1, 1 and 1 is passed to the function

From the question, we have: print(mystery(x))

This means that only the value of x (which in this case is 1) will be passed to the mystery function

(a, b = 8, c = -6) will then be seen as: (a = 1, b = 8, c = -6)

$2 * b + a + 3 * c = 2 * 8 + 1 + 3 * -6$

$2 * b + a + 3 * c = -1$

The output is -1

Solving (b): The output when 8, 6 and 4 is passed to the function

From the question, we have: print(mystery(x,y,z))

This means that values passed to the function are: x = 8, y = 6 and z = 4

(a, b = 8, c = -6) will then be seen as: (a = 8, b = 6, c = 4)

$2 * b + a + 3 * c = 2 * 6 + 8 + 3 * 4$

$2 * b + a + 3 * c = 32$

The output is 32