Evaluate the function at the given values of the independent variable and simplify : h(x) = x4 - x2 + 1, a. h(2)   b. h(-1),  c. h(-x)    d. h(3a)

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Evaluate the function at the given values of the independent variable and simplify : h(x) = x4 - x2 + 1,

a. h(2) 

 b. h(-1), 

c. h(-x) 

  d. h(3a)

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