Homework Help: math-functions

Posted by Nicholas Lim on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3:51am.

Given g(x)=px+q where p and q are constants.If g^2(x)=16x+15 find the possible values of p and q?

math-functions - Reiny, Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 10:11am
I am confused by your data

if by g^2(x) you mean g(x)*g(x)
then it would be (px+q)^2
= p^2x^2 + 2pqx + q^2

but that was equal to 16x + 15
there was no x^2 term , so p=0
But that contradicts that 2pqx = 16x

Related Questions

math - Given f(x)=2-3x and g(x)=hx+k where h and k are constants.If gf(-1)=6 and...
Simpson's rule - Is the simpson's rule always more accurate than the ...
math(please help urgent) - 1) Find the values (if possible) of the six ...
determining values of x - Given the functions f(x)=sqrt[x] and g(x)=x+1, ...
Find x in combine function - Given the functions f(x)=sqrt[x] and g(x)=x+1, ...
combine function, find x - Given the functions f(x)=sqrt[x] and g(x)=x+1, ...
Math - algebraish - hey how do we convert y=mx+b to standard form? the standard ...
possible functions - How to find all possible functions of f with a given ...
Math - Functions - Is it possible to graph linear functions like h(x) = 3x + 7 ...
Calculus - Functions? - #1. A cubic polynomial function f is defined by f(x) = ...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: