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Answer:
22
Step-by-step explanation:
Put -3 where x is and do the arithmetic.
f(-3) = 3(-3)² -2(-3) -11 = 27 +6 -11
f(-3) = 22
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Additional comment
Sometimes evaluation is easier if you rewrite the polynomial in Horner form:
f(x) = (3x -2)x -11
f(-3) = (3(-3) -2)(-3) -11 = -11(-3) -11 = 33 -11 = 22
