The third selection is appropriate.
|-40 -18| = |-58| = 58 . . . . units
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In the first selection, it is trying to tell you |-58| = -58. That is not so. The result of taking the absolute value is that the sign is never negative.
Let's see here... the answer is C just by using common sense. A doesn't make sense because you can't cube .4, as it is a percentage, and you wouldn't add that to 1000. B makes no sense because the percentage you are using is 4%, not 30%. Of course, just be sure to fact-check me there.
I believe the answer is -9 you start from the inner most parenthesis
Answer:
f(- 3) = - 3
Step-by-step explanation:
To evaluate f(- 3) substitute x = - 3 into f(x) , that is
f(- 3) = - (- 3)² + 6 = - 9 + 6 = - 3
