College Algebra (10th Edition)

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

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Functions - 3.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 211: 45

Answer

$\begin{array}{llll} a. & 0 & e. & \frac{-x}{x^{2}+1}\\ b. & \frac{1}{2} & f. & \frac{x+1}{x^{2}+2x+2}\\ c. & -\frac{1}{2} & g. & \frac{2x}{4x^{2}+1}\\ d. & \frac{-x}{x^{2}+1} & h. & \frac{x+h}{x^{2}+2xh+h^{2}+1} \end{array}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\displaystyle \frac{x}{x^{2}+1}$ $\begin{array}{lll} (a)\ f(0) & (b)\ f(1) & (c)\ f(-1)\quad \\ =\frac{0}{0^{2}+1} & =\frac{1}{1^{2}+1} & =\frac{-1}{(-1)^{2}+1}\\ =0 & =\frac{1}{2} & =-\frac{1}{2}\\ & & \end{array}$ $\begin{array}{ll} (d)\ f(-x) & (e)\ -f(x)\\ =\frac{-x}{(-x)^{2}+1} & =-(\frac{x}{x^{2}+1})\\ =\frac{-x}{x^{2}+1}\quad & =\frac{-x}{x^{2}+1}\\ & \end{array}$ $\begin{array}{lll} (f)\ f(x+1) & (g)\ f(2x) & \\ =\frac{x+1}{(x+1)^{2}+1} & =\frac{2x}{(2x)^{2}+1} & \\ =\frac{x+1}{x^{2}+2x+1+1} & =\frac{2x}{4x^{2}+1} & \\ =\frac{x+1}{x^{2}+2x+2} & & \\ & & \\ & & \end{array}$ $(h)\displaystyle \ f(x+h)=\frac{x+h}{(x+h)^{2}+1}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{x+h}{x^{2}+2xh+h^{2}+1}$
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