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: 98

Answer

(a) $f(4)-g(4)=-33$ (b) $f(x)-g(x)=-9x+3$ (c) $\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}= -\frac {x+4}{2x-5}$ (d) $\frac{f(5)}{g(5)}= -\frac{9}{5}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=-3x-12$ $g(x)=6x-15$ (a) $f(4)=-3\times4-12=-24$ $g(4)=6\times4-15=24-15=9$ $f(4)-g(4)=-24-9=-33$ (b) $f(x)-g(x)=-3x-12-(6x-15)=-3x-12-6x+15$ $f(x)-g(x)=-3x-6x-12+15$ $f(x)-g(x)=-9x+3$ (c) $\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}= \frac{-3x-12}{6x-15}$ $\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}= \frac {(-3)(x+4)}{(3)(2x-5)}$ $\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}= -\frac {x+4}{2x-5}$ ................... eq (1) (d) Put $x=5$ in equation (1) $\frac{f(5)}{g(5)}= -\frac{ 5+4}{ 2\times5-5}$ $\frac{f(5)}{g(5)}= -\frac{9}{5}$
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