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: 50

Answer

$\begin{array}{llll} a. & \dfrac{3}{4} & e. & \dfrac{1}{(x+2)^{2}}-1\\\\ b. & \dfrac{8}{9} & f. & 1-\dfrac{1}{(x+3)^{2}}\\\\ c. & 0 & g. & 1-\dfrac{1}{4(x+1)^{2}}\\\\ d. & 1-\dfrac{1}{(x-2)^{2}} & h. & 1-\dfrac{1}{(x+h+2)^{2}} \end{array}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=1-\displaystyle \frac{1}{(x+2)^{2}}$ $\begin{array}{lll} (a)\ f(0) & (b)\ f(1) & (c)\ f(-1)\quad \\ =1-\frac{1}{(0+2)^{2}} & =1-\frac{1}{(1+2)^{2}} & =1-\frac{1}{(-1+2)^{2}}\\ =1-\frac{1}{4} & =1-\frac{1}{9} & =1-\frac{1}{1}\\ =\frac{3}{4} & =\frac{8}{9} & =0 \end{array}$ $\begin{array}{ll} (d)\ f(-x) & (e)\ -f(x)\\ =1-\frac{1}{(-x+2)^{2}} & =-(1-\frac{1}{(x+2)^{2}})\\ =1-\frac{1}{(x-2)^{2}}\quad & =\frac{1}{(x+2)^{2}}-1\\ & \end{array}$ $\begin{array}{ll} (f)\ f(x+1) & (g)\ f(2x)\\ =1-\frac{1}{(x+1+2)^{2}} & =1-\frac{1}{(2x+2)^{2}}\\ =1-\frac{1}{(x+3)^{2}} & =1-\frac{1}{(2(x+1))^{2}}\\ & =1-\frac{1}{4(x+1)^{2}}\\ & \\ & \end{array}$ $(h)\displaystyle \ f(x+h)=1-\frac{1}{(x+h+2)^{2}}$
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