Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Linear and Quadratic Functions - 3.2 Building Linear Models from Data - 3.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 136: 29

Answer

$(g-f)(x)=x^2-8x+12$

Work Step by Step

Given $f(x)=5x-8$ and $g(x)=x^2-3x+4$, we have: $\begin{align*} (g-f)(x)&=g(x)-f(x)\\ &=x^2-3x+4-(5x-8)\\ &=x^2-3x+4-5x+8\\ &=x^2-8x+12 \end{align*}$
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