Question

if p(x) = x+ 7/ x-1 and q (x) = x^2 + x - 2, what is the product of p(3) and q(2)? a. 50 b. 45 c. 40 d. 20 e. 6

Answer 1

Answer:

d. 20

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer the question given, we will follow the steps below:

we need to first find p(3)

p(x) = x+ 7/ x-1

we will replace all x by 3 in the equation above

p(3) = 3+7 / 3-1

p(3) = 10/2

p(3) = 5

Similarly to find q(2)

q (x) = x^2 + x - 2,

we will replace x by 2 in the equation above

q (2) = 2^2 + 2 - 2

q (2) = 4 + 0

q (2) = 4

The product of p(3) and q(2)   =   5 × 4   = 20