Find the value of the following expressions, when x = − 1:
(i) 2x − 7 (ii) − x + 2 (iii) x2 + 2x + 1
(iv) 2x2 − x − 2
(i) 2x − 7
= 2 × (−1) − 7 = −9
(ii) − x + 2 = − (−1) + 2 = 1 + 2 = 3
(iii) x2 + 2x + 1 = (−1) × (−1) + 2 × (−1) + 1
= 1 − 2 + 1 = 0
(iv) 2x2 − x − 2 = 2 (−1) × (−1) − (−1) − 2
= 2 + 1 − 2 = 1