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 288: 37

Answer

$\color{blue}{\bf{( a ) 5 } }$ $\color{blue}{\bf{( b ) 5 } }$ $\color{blue}{\bf{( c ) 0 } }$ $\color{blue}{\bf{( d ) undefined } }$

Work Step by Step

$\bf{(a)}$We are given a table and asked to find: $(f+g)( 2 )$ $f( 2 )+g( 2 )$ From the given table we see that: $f( 2 )= 7 $ and $g( 2 )= -2 $ $ 7 + -2 $ $\color{blue}{\bf{ 5 } }$ $\bf{( b )}$We are asked to find: $( f-g )( 4 )$ $f( 4 )-g( 4 )$ From the given table we see that: $f( 4 )= 10 $ and $ g( 4 )= 5 $ $ 10 - 5 $ $\color{blue}{\bf{ 5 } }$ $\bf{( c )}$We are asked to find: $( fg )( -2 )$ From the given table we see that: $f( -2 )= 0 $ and $g( -2 )= 6 $ $( 0 )( 6 )$ $\color{blue}{\bf{ 0 } }$ $\bf{( d )}$We are asked to find: $( \dfrac{f}{g} )( 0 )$ From the given table we see that: $f( 0 )= 5 $ and $ g( 0 )= 0 $ $\dfrac{ 5 }{ 0 }$ Division by zero is $\color{blue}{\bf{ undefined }}$
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