Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Graphs - 2.1 Functions - 2.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 58: 77

Answer

$g(x) =5 -3\frac{1}{2}x$

Work Step by Step

$f(x) = 3x + 1 $ $ (f + g) (x) = 6 - \frac{1}{2}x $ Let $y$ be a function g(x): $3x + 1 + y = 6 - \frac{1}{2}x $ $y = 6 -1 -3x - \frac{1}{2}x $ $y=5 -3\frac{1}{2}x$ Therefore, $g(x) =5 -3\frac{1}{2}x$
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