document.write( "Question 470687: The function f is defined by f(x)=x^3 - 4x. The function of g is defined by g(x)=f(x+h)+k where h and k are constants. What is the value of hk?\r
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document.write( "Points for y=f(x)are (-1,3), (1,-3)
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document.write( "Points for y=g(x) are (2,1), (4,-5)\r
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document.write( "The answer is 6, but I do not understand how they came up with this answer. Please help! \n" );
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