Given #f(x) = x^2 - 4# and g(x) = 2x - 1 , how do you determine the value of (f/g)(-1)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-18T19:28:02

#(f/g)(-1) = 1#

First, let's determine #(f/g)(x)#

#(f/g)(x) = (x^2 - 4)/(2x - 1)#

Now we can calculate:

#(f/g)(-1) = ((-1)^2 - 4)/(2(-1) - 1)#

#(f/g)(-1) = (1 - 4)/(-2 - 1)#

#(f/g)(-1) = (-3)/(-3)#

#(f/g)(-1) = 1#