SOLUTION: If f(x)=3x+1 and g(x)=2x-4, then find (f+g)(0).

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Question 202493: If f(x)=3x+1 and g(x)=2x-4, then find (f+g)(0).
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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The key to this is that (f+g)(x) is short for f(x) + g(x). So in your problem (f+g)(x) = f(x) + g(x) = (3x + 1) + (2x - 4) = 5x - 3

So (f+g)(0) = 5(0) - 3 = 0 - 3 = -3