Question

How do you evaluate `g(-1)` given the function `g(t)=-5t+1`?

Answer 1

If the function is `g(t) = -5t +1` and we're solving for `g(-1)`, that simply means we substitute `-1` for `t` into the function:

`g(-1) = -5(-1) +1`

and then solve:

`g(-1) = 5 +1`
`g(-1) = 6`

When simplifying, don't forget that a negative number multiplied by another negative equals a positive number, so `-5 * (-1)` equals positive `5`.