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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me pls..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now post your question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help:) f(x) = 3x-1 g(x)= 5/2x+7 h(x)= x^2+1 find:(fg/h)(-1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-8 maybe

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2 not -8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got -4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just put -1 instead of x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ah I don't know -2 for me I don't like these

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then it would be (-4*9/2)/(2) =-9 na?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont know how to solve that kind of equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its -2... bcz,d functn, (fg/h)(x)= 5(3x-1)/(2x+7)(x^2+1) nt put x=-1,n get d ansr.. m i r8??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I get -2 as well. Easiest way is to just evaluate f(-1), g(-1) and h(-1). Then calculate\[\frac{f(-1)g(-1)}{h(-1)}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(-1) = -4 g(-1) = 1 h(-1) = 2 (-4)(1)/(2) = -2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you show me how? pls...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you understand how to calculate f(-1), right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yah..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well, (fg/h)(-1) is just saying to take the functions f, g, and h and create a new function that is f time g then divided by h.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and then eveaulate this new function at -1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but the results of the functions remain the same even when they are all combined, so if you evaluate them separately, then multiply/divide them, you'll get the same answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So unless they want you to tell them the actual function (fg/h)(x) and *then* calculate this at -1, it's best just to do them separately so you are dealing with numbers rather than variables.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh... i get it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its simple yaar.. u got all d statements 4 d functns.. so,jst put (-1) in place of x.. f(x)= 3x-1 so,f(-1)=3*(-1)-1= -3-1=-4 g(x)=5/(2x+7) g(-1)=5/(2(-1)+7= 5/-2+7= 5/5=1 h(x)=x^2+1=(-1)^2+1=1+1=2 thn,fg/h(-1)= (-4)*1/2= -2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

good :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

np

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