Answer
(a) $-1$
(b) $-3$
Work Step by Step
$-x^2+x-1$
(a) $x=1$
$-1^2+1-1=-1+1-1=-1$
(b) $x=-1$
$-(-1)^2+(-1)-1=-1-1-1=-3$
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