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Given the following functions, find and simplify (f⋅g)(x). f(x)g(x)=−x+3=−x−1

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Final answer:

To find (f⋅g)(x), you need to multiply the two given functions, f(x) and g(x), and then simplify the expression obtained.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to find and simplify the product of two functions, f(x) and g(x), which are given as f(x) = -x + 3 and g(x) = -x - 1.

To find (f⋅g)(x), we need to multiply the two functions:

(f⋅g)(x) = f(x) * g(x) = (-x + 3)*(-x - 1)

We can simplify this expression by applying the distributive property:

(f⋅g)(x) = (-x + 3)*(-x - 1) = -x*(-x) - x*(-1) + 3*(-x) + 3*(-1) = x^2 + x - 3x - 3

Combining like terms, we get:

(f⋅g)(x) = x^2 - 2x - 3

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