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Question 101230: I am having difficulty with functions, can someone please help. Determine which functions are inverse to each other. f(x)=6x, g(x)=x/6, h(x)=6/x
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Question 101324: 2[3x+2(x+1)]
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Question 101477: Need help, find the domain of the composite function f*g; f(x)=^/x;g(x)=4x+4
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Question 101480: for the given functions f ands g find the indicated composition. , Can someone verify my answer or ley me know what I am doing wrong, thank you
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Question 101476: I need help. Find functions f and g so that h(x)= (f*g)(x).
.
Choices are
,or ,or ,or ,
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Question 101478: i need to make sure I did this one right. Find the domain the function. my answer is (-oo,-4)(-4,0)(0,-4)(4,oo)
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Question 101492: Find domain and range of the function square root of x
Domain:
Range:
Write the answer in intervalnotation. use infinity if needed(spell it out)
---I got [1, infinity) for the domain, and [0, infinity)---
it said it was wrong. I dont know what else to do.
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Question 101006: find the domain of the function f(x)= 1
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2
x + 7x - 8
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Question 101579: what is the slope of y=1/2x-3?
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Question 101718: find the difference quotient for f(x)=2x^2-5x-3. I have absolutely no idea.
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Question 101722: having trouble with this problem: find f^-1(I mean inverse)(x), given f(x)=5x-4 thanks so much
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Question 101721: Having trouble. Can you help? Evaluate (f o g)(3), given that f(x)=x^2-5x+1 and g(x)= sqrt(x+1). Thank you.
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Question 101728: An aircraft descends from an altitude of 1000 feet at the rate 120 feet per minute.
Write a function that represents the altitude of the aircraft after any give number of minutes
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Question 101817: Find F(-1)given F(x)=2x+1
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Question 101811: Given the function f(x)=(6/5)x+3;find f(-25)
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Question 101816: The area of an Equilateral Triangle with sides of length "S" can be found by the function F(S)=1/4(3)1/1S2. Find the area of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 4.5. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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Question 102062: Please help me. I am trying to make corrections on homework from the last 2 weeks and am having trouble!
find values for each given function with the set of real numbers as the domain:
m(y)=y(1-2y) a. m(-1/2) b. m(1/2) c. m(0)
I have gotten that b. is zero and c. is zero, cannot get a.
thank you!
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Question 102091: A cab company advertises $0.45 per mile (or part of a mile) plus a $2.00 minimum charge. Based on this information, write a linear function that describes the price of a cab ride in terms of the miles traveled.
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Question 102105: The gravitational force between two objects varies inversely as the square of the distance between the objects. If a force of 25 pounds results from two objects that are 6 miles apart, how much force results from two objects that are 15 miles apart?
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Question 102150: Determine the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points. If the slope is undefined, write "no slope".
(5, 9) and (5, -3)
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Question 102149: Determine the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points. If the slope is undefined, write "no slope".
(-8, 7) and (5, -2)
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Question 102090: The value of a computer after t years is given by the depreciation function V(t) = $2000 - 150t. What is the value of the computer 3 years after it is purchased?
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Question 102268: Find the difference quotient for -f(x)= x^2-3x+5
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Question 102319: Given h(x)=-3(3-x)/x, solve for h(x+a)-h(x).
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Question 102420: If f(x)=5x-1 find the following:

f(a-2)
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Question 102432: please help me solve this : givin f(x)=7/x and g(x)=3x^5 , find (g of f)(x)
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Question 102456: The population of Windham is growing at an annual rate of 0.5%. If the current population is 12,520, one function that can be used to predict the future population of Windham is P(t) = 12,520(1.005)^t where t represent time in years. Use this function to predict the population of Windham in 10 years.
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Question 102457: if f(x)=x(x+1)(x-4), use interval notation to give all values of x where f(x)>0
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Question 102466: My book doesn't give much help on solving this. Find the domain of f(x)3x+1/
x^2+4

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Question 102462: find the inverse of the function f(x)=x^1/3+2
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Question 102465: the degree three polynomial f(x) with real coefficients and leading coefficient 1, has -3 and +4i among its roots. Express f(x) as the productof of linear and quadriatic polynomials with real coefficients
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Question 102473: I'm not sure if I am solving this problem correctly. The problem is find the domain h(x)=x+3/x-4
This is my work so far x-4=0
x=4
(-4,0)U(0,4]
Can someone tell me if this is right.
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Question 102423: Solve the following applications involving functions.

If the inventor in exercise 53 charges $4 per unit, then her
profit for producing and selling x units is given by the function
P(x)=2.25x-7000

(a) What is her profit if she sells 2000 units?
(b) What is her profit if she sells 5000 units?
(c) What is the break-even point for sales?
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Question 102467: if a piece of real estate purchased for $50,000 in 1998 appreciates at the rate of 5% per year, then its value t years after the purchase will be f(t)=50,000(1.05^t). Accordiing to this model, by how much will the value of this piece of property increase increase between the years 2007 and 2008?
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Question 102494: Can someone help me please!!! Determine whether the equation defines y as a function of x
x^3 y-2y=6
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Question 102455: The future population of a town t years after January 1, 1995 is described in thousands by function P(t) = 120 + 4t + 0.05t2. Calculate the value of P(5) and explain it means.
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Question 102587: Please give a defined example so that I may understand how in real life where functions are utilized? ASAP
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Question 102768: For f(x)=√(x-3) and g(x)=x^3
a) the domain of f
b) the domain of g
c) (f-g)(x)
d) (fg)(x)
e) the domain of (f/g)(x)
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Question 102768: For f(x)=√(x-3) and g(x)=x^3
a) the domain of f
b) the domain of g
c) (f-g)(x)
d) (fg)(x)
e) the domain of (f/g)(x)
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Question 101893: If k(r)=7-4r, find k(1+h)-k(1)
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h
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Question 103121: f(x)=-5x-2 x=4
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Question 103121: f(x)=-5x-2 x=4
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Question 102087: evaluate f(-3) for the function f(x) = 5x2(squared) - 2x - 4
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