If #f(x) = x^3 - 15/x#, what is #f(-1/3)#?
1 Answer
Jan 29, 2016
Explanation:
To compute
#f(color(blue)(x)) = color(blue)(x)^3 - 15 / color(blue)(x)#
Replace each
#f(color(purple)(-1/3)) = (color(purple)(-1/3))^3 - 15 / (color(purple)(-1/3))#
#= - 1^3 / 3^3 + 15 / (1/3)#
... to resolve the double fraction, remember that dividing by
#= - 1 / 3^3 + 15 * 3#
#= - 1 / 27 + 45#
#= color(white)(x) 44 26/27 = 1214/27# ,
whichever formulation you prefer.
Hope that this helped!