a: \(A\left(1\right)=1^3+3\cdot1^2-4\cdot1-12=-12\)
\(B\left(-1\right)=-2\cdot\left(-1\right)^3+3\cdot\left(-1\right)^2+4\cdot\left(-1\right)+1\)
=2+3-4+1
=6-4
=2
b: A(x)+B(x)
\(=x^3+3x^2-4x-12-2x^3+3x^2+4x+1=-x^3+6x^2-11\)
A(x)-B(x)
\(=x^3+3x^2-4x-12+2x^3-3x^2-4x-1=3x^3-8x-13\)
