How do you find f(x)+g(x), f(x)-g(x), f(x)*g(x), (f/g)(x)f(x)+g(x),f(x)g(x),f(x)g(x),(fg)(x) given f(x)=x+3f(x)=x+3 and g(x)=(2x)/(x-5)g(x)=2xx5?

1 Answer
Mar 9, 2017

f(x)+g(x)=(x^2-15)/(x-5)f(x)+g(x)=x215x5
f(x)-g(x)=(x^2-4x-15)/(x-5)f(x)g(x)=x24x15x5
f(x)*g(x)=(2x^2+6x)/(x-5)f(x)g(x)=2x2+6xx5
f(x)/g(x)=(x^2-2x-15)/(2x)f(x)g(x)=x22x152x

Explanation:

color(red)(f(x))+color(blue)(g(x))=color(red)(x+3)+color(blue)((2x)/(x-5))=(x^2-5x+3x-15+2x)/(x-5)=(x^2-15)/(x-5)f(x)+g(x)=x+3+2xx5=x25x+3x15+2xx5=x215x5
color(red)(f(x))-color(blue)(g(x))=color(red)(x+3)-color(blue)((2x)/(x-5))=(x^2-5x+3x-15-2x)/(x-5)=(x^2-4x-15)/(x-5)f(x)g(x)=x+32xx5=x25x+3x152xx5=x24x15x5
color(red)(f(x))*color(blue)(g(x))=color(red)((x+3))*color(blue)((2x)/(x-5))=(2x^2+6x)/(x-5)f(x)g(x)=(x+3)2xx5=2x2+6xx5
color(red)(f(x))/color(blue)(g(x))=color(red)(x+3)/color(blue)((2x)/(x-5))=(x^2-5x+3x-15)/(2x)=(x^2-2x-15)/(2x)f(x)g(x)=x+32xx5=x25x+3x152x=x22x152x