SOLUTION: f(x) = 5/x + 4 g(x) = x/x + 4 what will be the answer to (f-g)(x)=

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Question 660634: f(x) = 5/x + 4
g(x) = x/x + 4
what will be the answer to (f-g)(x)=
Answer by Shana-D77(132) About Me  (Show Source):
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(f - g)(x) is "lazy mathematician" for f(x) - g(x)
So, we have:
5/x + 4 - (x/x + 4)
5/x + 4 - x/x - 4 (distributed the "-" before the parenthesis)
(5 - x)/x (combined like terms)