85.6k views
5 votes
Given the functions f(x) = -x² - x - 2 and g(x) = 4x - 3, find and simplify (f - g)(x).

1 Answer

2 votes

Final answer:

To find (f - g)(x), subtract g(x) from f(x) and combine like terms.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find (f - g)(x), we need to subtract g(x) from f(x).

Given f(x) = -x² - x - 2 and g(x) = 4x - 3, we can substitute the functions into (f - g)(x) as follows:

(f - g)(x) = f(x) - g(x) = (-x² - x - 2) - (4x - 3)

To simplify, we combine like terms:

(f - g)(x) = -x² - x - 2 - 4x + 3

Combining like terms further:

(f - g)(x) = -x² - 5x + 1

User TeFa
by
8.9k points