SOLUTION: If d(x)=5-2x and g(x)=-2xsquared+1, find g(d(6))

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Question 206052: If d(x)=5-2x and g(x)=-2xsquared+1, find g(d(6))
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g(d(6))
Evaluate it one piece at a time.
d(x) = 5-2x, so d(6) = 5-2(6)
d(6) = -7


Now you need to find g(-7)
g(x)=-2x^2+1, so g(-7)=-2(-7)^2+1
g(-7)=-97

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