SOLUTION: If f(x) = |3x| - 10 and g(x) = 2x^3, what is (g*f)( - 2)?
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Question 1205642: If f(x) = |3x| - 10 and g(x) = 2x^3, what is (g*f)( - 2)?
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Answer: 64
Scratch Work
f(x) = |3x| - 10
f(-2) = |3*(-2)| - 10
f(-2) = |-6| - 10
f(-2) = 6 - 10
f(-2) = -4
g(x) = 2x^3
g(-2) = 2(-2)^3
g(-2) = 2(-8)
g(-2) = -16
(g*f)(-2) = g(-2)*f(-2)
(g*f)(-2) = -16*(-4)
(g*f)(-2) = 64
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