Use the functions below.

f(x)=x+3−−−−√−2

g(x)=x+3−−−−√

What is (f⋅g)(x)
?

Enter the missing values.

(1 point)
(f⋅g)(x)=x+
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1 answer

To find \((f \cdot g)(x)\), we need to multiply the two functions \(f(x)\) and \(g(x)\).

Given:

  • \(f(x) = \sqrt{x + 3} - 2\)
  • \(g(x) = \sqrt{x + 3}\)

Now, let's multiply these two functions:

\[ (f \cdot g)(x) = f(x) \cdot g(x) = (\sqrt{x + 3} - 2) \cdot \sqrt{x + 3} \]

Next, we can use the distributive property to expand this multiplication:

\[ (f \cdot g)(x) = \sqrt{x + 3} \cdot \sqrt{x + 3} - 2 \cdot \sqrt{x + 3} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ (f \cdot g)(x) = (x + 3) - 2\sqrt{x + 3} \]

Thus, we can express this as:

\[ (f \cdot g)(x) = x + 3 - 2\sqrt{x + 3} \]

Therefore, the final answer is:

\[ \boxed{x + 3 - 2\sqrt{x + 3}} \]

If we need to fill in the specific parts as you mentioned, we should note:

  • The answer for your completion is \(x + 3\), while the missing part regarding \(g(x)\) would be the term \(- 2\sqrt{x + 3}\).