Precalculus (10th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 2 - Functions and Their Graphs - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 114: 4

Answer

(a) $ 0$ (b) $ 0$ (c) $ \sqrt {x^2-4}$ (d) $ -\sqrt {x^2-4}$ (e) $ \sqrt {x^2-4x}$ (f) $ 2\sqrt {x^2-1}$

Work Step by Step

Given $f(x)=\sqrt {x^2-4}$, we have:: (a) $f(2)=\sqrt {2^2-4}=0$ (b) $f(-2)=\sqrt {(-2)^2-4}=0$ (c) $f(-x)=\sqrt {(-x)^2-4}=\sqrt {x^2-4}$ (d) $-f(x)=-\sqrt {x^2-4}$ (e) $f(x-2)=\sqrt {(x-2)^2-4}=\sqrt{x^2-4x+4-4}=\sqrt {x^2-4x}$ (f) $f(2x)=\sqrt {(2x)^2-4}=\sqrt{4x^2-4}=\sqrt{4(x^2-1)}=2\sqrt {x^2-1}$
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