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What is (fg)(x)(f * g)(x)?\newlinef(x)=4x+4f(x) = 4x + 4\newlineg(x)=xg(x) = -x\newlineWrite your answer as a polynomial or a rational function in simplest form.\newline______

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Q. What is (fg)(x)(f * g)(x)?\newlinef(x)=4x+4f(x) = 4x + 4\newlineg(x)=xg(x) = -x\newlineWrite your answer as a polynomial or a rational function in simplest form.\newline______
  1. Multiply ff by gg: We have f(x)=4x+4f(x) = 4x + 4 and g(x)=xg(x) = -x. To find (fg)(x)(f * g)(x), we multiply f(x)f(x) by g(x)g(x):(fg)(x)=f(x)g(x)=(4x+4)(x)(f * g)(x) = f(x) * g(x) = (4x + 4) * (-x).
  2. Distribute x-x: Now we distribute x-x to each term in the parentheses:\newline(fg)(x)=x4x+(x)4(f \cdot g)(x) = -x \cdot 4x + (-x) \cdot 4.
  3. Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression by performing the multiplication: f \cdot g)(x) = \(-4x^22 - 44x.
  4. Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression by performing the multiplication: \newline(fg)(x)=4x24x(f * g)(x) = -4x^2 - 4x.The expression 4x24x-4x^2 - 4x is already in simplest form, as there are no like terms to combine and no further simplification possible.

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