Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.8 Function Operations and Composition - 2.8 Exercises - Page 286: 14

Answer

$$\color{blue}{\bf{ 21 }}$$

Work Step by Step

We are given the two functions $\bf{f}$ and $\bf{g}$ $\bf{f(x) = x^2 + 3}$ and $\bf{g(x) = -2x + 6}$ and asked to find $\bf{( f-g )( 4 )}$ $( f-g )( 4 )= f(4)-(g(4))$ $ 4^2 + 3-(-2(4) + 6)$ $ 16 + 3-(-8 + 6)$ $ 19-(-2)$ $21$ $$\color{blue}{\bf{ 21 }}$$
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