College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 3 - Review Exercises - Page 268: 14

Answer

$(f+g)(x)=\dfrac{x^2+2x-1}{x^2-x}\space\space\{x|x\ne0, 1 \}$ $(f-g)(x)=\dfrac{x^2+1}{x^2-x}\space\space\{x|x\ne0, 1 \}$ $(f\cdot g)(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x^2-x}\space\space\{x|x\ne0, 1 \}$ $(\dfrac{f}{g})(x)=\dfrac{x^2+x}{x-1}\space\space\{x|x\ne 1 \}$

Work Step by Step

$(f+g)(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}+\dfrac{1}{x}$ $=\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}\cdot\dfrac{x}{x}+\dfrac{1}{x}\cdot\dfrac{x-1}{x-1}$ $=\dfrac{x^2+x}{x^2-x}+\dfrac{x-1}{x^2-x}$ $=\dfrac{x^2+2x-1}{x^2-x}\space\space\{x|x\ne0, 1 \}$ $(f-g)(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}-\dfrac{1}{x}$ $=\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}\cdot\dfrac{x}{x}-\dfrac{1}{x}\cdot\dfrac{x-1}{x-1}$ $=\dfrac{x^2+x}{x^2-x}-\dfrac{x-1}{x^2-x}$ $=\dfrac{x^2+1}{x^2-x}\space\space\{x|x\ne0, 1 \}$ $(f\cdot g)(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}\cdot\dfrac{1}{x}$ $=\dfrac{x+1}{x^2-x}\space\space\{x|x\ne0, 1 \}$ $(\dfrac{f}{g})(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}\div\dfrac{1}{x}$ $=\dfrac{x^2+x}{x-1}\space\space\{x|x\ne 1 \}$
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