you're given that h(t) = 20 - t for the original function
to find h(4 - n) then you want to plug in t = 4 - n into h(t)
h(4 - n) = 20 - (4 - n)
=20 - 4 + n
=16 + n
Jazmin V.
asked 08/23/24you're given that h(t) = 20 - t for the original function
to find h(4 - n) then you want to plug in t = 4 - n into h(t)
h(4 - n) = 20 - (4 - n)
=20 - 4 + n
=16 + n
Inactive Tutor answered 08/25/24
To evaluate h(4−n) given that h(t)=20−t, we'll follow these steps:
The function provided is h(t)=20−t. This means that for any input t, the function will subtract t from 20.
We need to find the value of h(4−n). To do this, we substitute 4−n in place of t in the function h(t)=20−t.
So,
h(4−n)=20−(4−n)
Next, we'll simplify the expression inside the parentheses.
The expression 20−(4−n) can be rewritten as:
h(4−n)=20−4+n
Here’s how we arrived at this:
h(4−n)=16+n
So, the final simplified expression for h(4−n) is:
h(4−n)=16+n
This means that if you input 4−n into the function h(t), the output will be 16+n
Brian S. answered 08/23/24
Mechanical Engineer | FE Exam Prep Specialist — Pass the FE Mechanical
When doing these kinds of problems, you want to substitute what is in the parentheses into the variable of another equation. Let me break that down.
Find
h(4 - n)
if
h(t) = 20 - t.
we know that h is going to be the same no matter what comes after it since it is the same variable. So
h(t) = h(4-n)
which if we look harder, we see that t also equals 4 - n. So now we can take what was in the parentheses (which was 4 - n), and plug it in for t in the second equation.
h(4-n) = 20 - (4 - n)
which will simplify to h(4-n) = 16 + n
Inactive Tutor answered 08/23/24
Hi Jazmin,
Notice the "4-n" inside the parenthesis on h(4-n), and the "t" inside the parenthesis on h(t). That means we should substitute t with 4-n in order to evaluate h(4-n), so let's do that:
h(4-n) = 20 - (4-n)
=20 - 4 - (-n)
=16 + n
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