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: 12

Answer

$f+g=4x^{2}+2x-1$ $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D:(-\infty,\infty)$ $f-g=-2x^{2}+2x+1$ $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D:(-\infty,\infty)$ $fg=3x^{4}+6x^{3}-x^{2}-2x$ $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D:(-\infty,\infty)$ $f/g=\dfrac{x^{2}+2x}{3x^{2}-1}$ $D:\{x|x\ne\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3},-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\}$ or $D:(-\infty,-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3})\cup(-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3},\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3})\cup(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3},\infty)$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^{2}+2x,$ $g(x)=3x^{2}-1$ $f+g$ $f(x)+g(x)=x^{2}+2x+3x^{2}-1=4x^{2}+2x-1$ The domain of this function includes all real numbers. It can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D:(-\infty,\infty)$ $f-g$ $f(x)-g(x)=x^{2}+2x-(3x^{2}-1)=x^{2}+2x-3x^{2}+1=...$ $...=-2x^{2}+2x+1$ The domain of this function includes all real numbers. It can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D:(-\infty,\infty)$ $fg$ $f(x)\cdot g(x)=(x^{2}+2x)(3x^{2}-1)=3x^{4}-x^{2}+6x^{3}-2x=...$ $...=3x^{4}+6x^{3}-x^{2}-2x$ The domain of this function includes all real numbers. It can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\in R\}$ or $D:(-\infty,\infty)$ $f/g$ $\dfrac{f(x)}{g(x)}=\dfrac{x^{2}+2x}{3x^{2}-1}$ This function is undefined for the values of $x$ that make the denominator equal to $0$. To find these values, let's solve the following equation: $3x^{2}-1=0$ $3x^{2}=1$ $x^{2}=\dfrac{1}{3}$ $\sqrt{x^{2}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{3}}$ $x=\pm\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\pm\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$ Now, we know the values for which this function is undefined. Therefore, this values are not included in its domain, which can be expressed as follows: $D:\{x|x\ne\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3},-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\}$ or $D:(-\infty,-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3})\cup(-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3},\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3})\cup(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3},\infty)$
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