document.write( "Question 122848: Given g(x)=2x-3, find g(x+2)-g(x):\r
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document.write( "My solution: find g(x+2)
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document.write( "=2(x+2)-3
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document.write( "=2x-1\r
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document.write( "Since g(x+2)=2x-1,
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document.write( "2x-1-2x-3
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document.write( "2x-2x-1-3
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document.write( "=-1-3
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document.write( "=-4\r
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document.write( "The answer is supposed to be 4, but I have -4
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document.write( "Isn't minus 1 minus 3 = minus 4?
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document.write( "=-2\r
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document.write( "I have a textbook (ISBN 0-321-13193-2)
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document.write( "Title: Basic Technical Mathematics, 8th edition
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document.write( "But the instructor gave us handouts of math functions to solve instead of using the book. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #90211 by oscargut(2103)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I correct your solution then:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given g(x)=2x-3, find g(x+2)-g(x): \n" ); document.write( "My solution: find g(x+2) \n" ); document.write( "=2(x+2)-3 \n" ); document.write( "=2x+1 (look here) \n" ); document.write( "Since g(x+2)=2x+1, \n" ); document.write( "2x+1-(2x-3) \n" ); document.write( "2x-2x+1+3 \n" ); document.write( "=1+3 \n" ); document.write( "=4 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |