Precalculus (10th Edition)

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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: 5

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

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