If f(x) = x2 + x - 10, find f(-3).

Plug in -3 for x
the answer should be -6+-3-10
the answer is -19

The whale was a missile blasting from beneath the surface.  2.) a majestic whale leapt skyward before diving back into the sea.    these are both figurative language. this is so because the whale in sentence "1" was not actually a missile, nor was it actually blasting. now, for sentence "2", a whale can not actually "leap".