1.

F(x) = x - 1 ; g(x) = 2x2 + x – 3

1. f(x) + g(x)

= x -1 + 2x-2 + x – 3

= 2x + 2x-2 – 4

= 2x-2 + 2x - 4

2. f(x) - g(x)

= x -1 - 2x-2 + x – 3

= 2x - 2x-2 – 4

= -2x2 + 2x -4

3. (f(x)) (g(x))

= ( x - 1 ) ( 2x2 + x – 3 )

= 2x3 + x-2 – 3x - 2x2 – x + 3

= 2x3 - x-2 - 4x + 3

4. f(x) / g(x)

= x -1 / 2x-2 + x – 3

= x – 1 / 2x-2 -2x + 3x – 3

= x – 1 / 2x( x – 1) + 3( x – 1)

= x – 1 / (x – 1) (2x + 3)

= 1 / (2x + 3)

5. f(g(x))

=x–1

= 2x2 + x – 3 – 1

= 2 x2 + x – 4

6. g(f(x)

= 2x2 + x – 3

= 2(x – 1)2 + x -1 – 3

= 2(x – 1)2 + x – 4

= 2(x2 -x – x + 1) + x -4
= 2(x2 -2x + 1) + x – 4

= 2x2 -4x + 2 + x -4

= 2x2 -3x - 2

7. f(g( -5))

g(-5) = 2(-5)2 + (-5) – 3

= 2(25) - 5 -3

= 50 -8

= 42

F(g(-5)) = x – 1

= 42 – 1

= 41

8. g(f(5)

f(5) = 5 - 1

= 4

g(f(5)) = 2(4)2 + 4 – 3

= 2(16) + 1
= 32 + 1
= 33