Question

12. Use these functions to answer this question.
P (x) = x2 – X – 6
Q(x) = x - 3
What is P(x) – Q(x)?
a. x2 – 3
b. x2 - 9
C. x2 – 2x – 3
d. x2 – 2x - 9

Answer 1

$p(x)=x^2-x-6$

$q(x)=x-3$

$

p(x)-q(x)=x^2-x-6-(x-3)=x^2-x-6-x+3=\boxed{x^2-2x-3}

$

The answer is C.

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