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: 2

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We are given the two functions $\bf{f}$ and $\bf{g}$ $\bf{f(x) = x + 1}$ and $\bf{g(x) = x^2}$ and asked to find $(f-g )(2)$ $( f-g )(2)=(f(x)-g(x) )$ ${2 + 1 -2^2}$ ${3 -4}$ ${-1}$ $$\color{blue}{\bf{ -1 }}$$
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