Question

Write the equation of the function g(x) if g(x) = f(x+2) +4 and f(x) = x^3 -7

Answer 1

f(x) = x³ - 7
f(x + 2) = (x + 2)³ - 7
f(x + 2) = (x + 2)(x + 2)(x + 2) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x(x + 2) + 2(x + 2))(x + 2) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x(x) + x(2) + 2(x) + 2(2))(x + 2) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x² + 2x + 2x + 4)(x + 2) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x² + 4x + 4)(x + 2) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x²(x + 2) + 4x(x + 2) + 4(x + 2)) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x²(x) + x²(2) + 4x(x) + 4x(2) + 4(x) + 4(2)) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x³ + 2x² + 4x² + 8x + 4x + 8) - 7
f(x + 2) = (x³ + 6x² + 12x + 8) - 7
f(x + 2) = x³ + 6x² + 12x + 8 - 7
f(x + 2) = x³ + 6x² + 12x + 1

g(x) = f(x + 2) + 4
g(x) = (x³ + 6x² + 12x + 1) + 4
g(x) = x³ + 6x² + 12x + 1 + 4
g(x) = x³ + 6x² + 12x + 5