To determine \((f - g \cdot h)(x)\) and its domain, we need to calculate \(g \cdot h\) first, and then subtract it from \(f\).
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Calculate \(g(x) \cdot h(x)\):
\(g(x) = |x| + 2\)
\(h(x) = -3x\)
So: \[ g(x) \cdot h(x) = (|x| + 2)(-3x) = -3x|x| - 6x \]
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Now calculate \(f(x) - g(x) \cdot h(x)\):
\(f(x) = 2x - 5\)
Thus: \[ (f - g \cdot h)(x) = f(x) - g(x) \cdot h(x) = (2x - 5) - (-3x|x| - 6x) \]
Simplifying this gives: \[ (f - g \cdot h)(x) = 2x - 5 + 3x|x| + 6x \] \[ (f - g \cdot h)(x) = 2x + 6x + 3x|x| - 5 \] \[ (f - g \cdot h)(x) = 8x + 3x|x| - 5 \]
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Determine the domain:
The functions \(f(x)\), \(g(x)\), and \(h(x)\) are all defined for all real numbers. Therefore, the domain of \((f - g \cdot h)(x)\) is: \[ (-\infty, \infty) \]
Thus, the final answer is:
\[ (f - g \cdot h)(x) = 8x + 3x|x| - 5 \quad \text{and the domain is } (-\infty, \infty) \]