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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 86a

Use the graphs of f and g to solve Exercises 83–90.

Find(g/f)(3)

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Step 1: Understand the problem. You are tasked with finding (g/f)(3), which means you need to evaluate the function g(x) divided by f(x) at x = 3.
Step 2: Locate x = 3 on the graph. Look at the vertical line corresponding to x = 3 and identify the y-values of both f(x) (blue graph) and g(x) (red graph).
Step 3: Determine the value of g(3). From the graph, find the y-coordinate of the red graph at x = 3.
Step 4: Determine the value of f(3). From the graph, find the y-coordinate of the blue graph at x = 3.
Step 5: Divide g(3) by f(3). Use the values obtained in Steps 3 and 4 to compute g(3)/f(3). Ensure that f(3) is not zero to avoid division by zero.

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