Question

30. f(x) = 11x3 + 3x2 - 4x + 2 and g(x) = 5x3 - 7x + 2. What is f(x) – g(x)? Show all of your steps and

write your final answer in factored form.

Answer 1

3x(2x^2 +x-1)

Explanation:

f(x) = 11x^3 + 3x^2 - 4x + 2,

g(x) = 5x^3 - 7x + 2,

f(x) - g(x) =11x^3+3x^2-4x+2 - (5x^3-7x + 2)=

11x^3+3x^2 -4x+2-5x^3+7x-2=

(11x^3-5x^3)+3x^2+(-4x+7x)+(2-2)=

6x^3 +3x^2 - 3x=

3x(2x^2 +x-1)