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: 48

Answer

$\begin{array}{llll} a. & 0 & e. & -\sqrt{x^{2}+x}\\ b. & \sqrt{2} & f. & \sqrt{x^{2}+3x+2}\\ c. & 0 & g. & \sqrt{4x^{2}+2x}\\ d. & \sqrt{x^{2}-x} & h. & \sqrt{x^{2}+2xh+h^{2}+x+h} \end{array}$

Work Step by Step

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