Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Section 2.7 - Combining Functions - 2.7 Exercises - Page 216: 11

Answer

$f+g=x^{2}-4x+5$ $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D=(-\infty,\infty)$ $f-g=-x^{2}+2x+5$ $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D=(-\infty,\infty)$ $fg=-x^{3}+8x^{2}-15x$ $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D=(-\infty,\infty)$ $f/g=\dfrac{5-x}{x^{2}-3x}$ $D:\{x|x\ne0,3\}$ or $D:(-\infty,0)\cup(0,3)\cup(3,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=5-x,$ $g(x)=x^{2}-3x$ $f+g$ $f(x)+g(x)=5-x+x^{2}-3x=x^{2}-4x+5$ The domain of this function includes all real numbers. It can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D=(-\infty,\infty)$ $f-g$ $f(x)-g(x)=5-x-(x^{2}-3x)=5-x-x^{2}+3x=...$ $...=-x^{2}+2x+5$ The domain of this function includes all real numbers. It can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D=(-\infty,\infty)$ $fg$ $f(x)\cdot g(x)=(5-x)(x^{2}-3x)=5x^{2}-15x-x^{3}+3x^{2}=...$ $...=-x^{3}+8x^{2}-15x$ The domain of this function includes all real numbers. It can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D=(-\infty,\infty)$ $f/g$ $\dfrac{f(x)}{g(x)}=\dfrac{5-x}{x^{2}-3x}$ This function is undefined for the values of $x$ that make the denominator equal to $0$. To find said values, solve the following equation: $x^{2}-3x=0$ $x(x-3)=0$ $x=0$ and $x=3$ Knowing the values of $x$ for which the function is not defined, the domain can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\ne0,3\}$ or $D:(-\infty,0)\cup(0,3)\cup(3,\infty)$
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