338 Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions. EXAMPLE 2 Evaluate by direct substitution. Use direct substitution to evaluatef(x) 5 2x4 2 5x3 2 4x 1 8 whenx 5 3. f(x) 5 2x4 2 5x3 2 4x 1 8 Write original function. f(3) 5 2(3)4 2 5(3)3 2 4(3) 1 8 Substitute 3 forx. 5 1622 1352 12 1 8 Evaluate powers and multiply.
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling. âFlowerâ and âflourâ are homophones because they are pronounced the same but you certainly canât bake a cake using daffodils. This word set can be confusing, even for word geeks.
Re: Homophone vs Homonym Originally Posted by Lynne Hand. I always thought that homophones are words with different meanings that sound the same, but are spelt differently and homonyms are words with different meanings that sound different, but are spelt the same. So a homophone would be - There was a mail from a male. And a homonym would be - The bandage was wound around the wound.:?