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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you check my work? f(x) = 3x and g(x) = x^2 - 5 what is (g * f)(-2)? (x^2 - 5)(3x)(-2) (3x^3 - 15x)(-2) -6x^3 + 30x is this right?

OpenStudy (isaiah.feynman):

Nope.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why not??

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Redo it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I did I don't know what I'm doing wrong?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got the same answer ..

OpenStudy (isaiah.feynman):

No no, you can't multiply f and g and -2 together.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

..why not?

OpenStudy (isaiah.feynman):

Why not? because functions aren't evaluated that way.

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