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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 33

Find f−g and determine the domain for each function. f(x) = x -5, g(x) = 3x²

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Identify the given functions: \(f(x) = x - 5\) and \(g(x) = 3x^{2}\).
Find the difference of the functions, which is \(f - g\). This means subtract \(g(x)\) from \(f(x)\): write the expression as \(f(x) - g(x)\).
Substitute the given functions into the expression: \(f(x) - g(x) = (x - 5) - (3x^{2})\).
Simplify the expression by removing parentheses and combining like terms: \(x - 5 - 3x^{2}\).
Determine the domain of the new function \(f - g\). Since both \(f(x)\) and \(g(x)\) are polynomials, their domain is all real numbers, so the domain of \(f - g\) is also all real numbers.

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