g∘f(x) means to take the whole right side of f(x), put it in parentheses and substitute it for x in the right side of g(x). So if you put parentheses around 5x-3 and substituted it for x in x3/2 you would get (5x-3)3/2 So make g(x) = x3/2 and f(x) = (5x-3). The function on the right in g∘f, which is f, is the one you start with. Since you're stating with 5x-3, make f(x) = 5x-3 Then take g(x) = x3/2 and then when you take the whole right side of f(x), which is 5x-3, put parentheses around it, and substitute it for x in the right side of g(x)., you get: g∘f(x) = (5x-3)3/2 So the answers are: g(x) = x3/2, f(x) = 5x-3 Edwin