Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Value of functions</u>
To evaluate a function for a given value of x, we replace the x for the value and perform the resulting operations.
The given function is (corrected):

We need to find f(-4), so we use x=-4:



Answer:
The anwser is 4,995,000 ok
Answer:
<em>Cathy was born in 1980 and she was 18 years old in 1998</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Equations</u>
This is a special type of equations where all the unknowns must be integers and limited to a range [0,9] because they are the digits of a number.
Let's say Cathy was born in the year x formed by the ordered digits abcd. A number expressed by its digits can be calculated as

In 1998, Cathy's age was

And it must be equal to the sum of the four digits

Rearranging

We are sure a=1, b=9 because Cathy's age is limited to having been born in the same century and millennium. Thus

Operating

If now we try some values for c we notice there is only one possible valid combination, since c and d must be integers in the range [0,9]
c=8, d=0
Thus, Cathy was born in 1980 and she was 18 years old in 1998. Note that 1+9+8+0=18
Add 2p² to each side of the equation. Then you have
2p² + 16p + 24 = 0 .
Before you roll up your sleeves and start working on it, you can make it
even more convenient if you divide each side by 2 . Then you have:
p² + 8p + 12 = 0 .
Now you have a nice, comfortable, familiar-looking quadratic equation.
You can either factor the left side into (p + 6) (p + 2), or, if you can't find
the factors, you can apply the quadratic formula to it.
That's how to solve it, and find its two solutions.