Two functions and can be combined by the arithmetic operations of ________, ________, ________, and _________ to create new functions.
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Military Personnel The total numbers of Army personnel (in thousands) and Navy personnel (in thousands) from 1990 to 2002 can be approximated by the models and where represents the year, with corresponding to 1990. (Source: Department of Defense) (a) Find and interpret Evaluate this function for 8, and 12. (b) Find and interpret Evaluate this function for t _ 4, 8, and 12.
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The first step in solving 1.8 problem number 63 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Military Personnel The total numbers of Army personnel (in thousands) and Navy personnel (in thousands) from 1990 to 2002 can be approximated by the models and where represents the year, with corresponding to 1990. (Source: Department of Defense) (a) Find and interpret Evaluate this function for 8, and 12. (b) Find and interpret Evaluate this function for t _ 4, 8, and 12.
From the textbook chapter Combinations of Functions: Composite Functions you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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