Question

Given: `p(x) = -5absx + abs(-x + 1`, `h(x) = -x^2 - 3x`, and `g(x) = 5 - sqrt(x+30)`, how do you find p(-2)?

Answer 1

`p(-2) = -5abs(-2) +abs(-(-2)+1)`
`color(white)("XXXX")` `= -10 +3`
`color(white)("XXXX")` `= -7`

Explanation:

The definitions for the functions `h(x)` and `g(x)` are extraneous to the question.