Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 3 - Exponents, Polynomials and Functions - 3.2 Combining Functions - 3.2 Exercises - Page 250: 97

Answer

(a) $g(x)+f(x)=9x+8$ (b) $g(2)+f(2)=26$ (c) $f(x)g(x)=20x^2+33x+7$ (d) $f(8)g(8)=1551$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=5x+7$ $g(x)=4x+1$ (a) $g(x)+f(x)=4x+1+5x+7=4x+5x+1+7$ $g(x)+f(x)=9x+8$ ..................... eq (1) (b) Putting $x=2$ in equation (1) $g(2)+f(2)=9\times2+8=26$ (c) $f(x)g(x)=(5x+7)(4x+1)$ $f(x)g(x)=5x(4x+1)+7(4x+1)$ $f(x)g(x)=20x^2+5x+28x+7$ $f(x)g(x)=20x^2+33x+7$ ................... eq (2) (d) Putting $x=8$ in equation (2) $f(8)g(8)=20(8)^2+33(8)+7=1551$
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