Given f(x) = 5x - 2 and g(x) = -8x + 9, find (f - g)(x).
to do this, just subtract the similar terms:
(f-g)(x) = 5x-2 - (-8x+9)
(f-g)(x) = 5x + 8x - 2 - 9
(f-g)(x) = 13x - 11
so there,, :)
To find (f - g)(x), we need to subtract the function g(x) from f(x).
The given functions are:
f(x) = 5x - 2
g(x) = -8x + 9
To subtract g(x) from f(x), we subtract the corresponding terms:
(f - g)(x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (5x - 2) - (-8x + 9)
Now, let's simplify the expression:
(f - g)(x) = 5x - 2 + 8x - 9
= (5x + 8x) + (-2 - 9)
= 13x - 11
Therefore, the expression (f - g)(x) simplifies to 13x - 11.