SOLUTION: Question-- let f(x)= x2 +3x - 1 and g(x) = x - 1 find and simplify (f o g) (x) What i have so far: g(-1) = -1 - 1 = 0 f(0) = (0) squared + 3 (0)

SOLUTION: Question-- let f(x)= x2 +3x - 1 and g(x) = x - 1 find and simplify (f o g) (x) What i have so far: g(-1) = -1 - 1 = 0 f(0) = (0) squared + 3 (0) - 1 = -1 Is th

Question 54141: Question-- let f(x)= x2 +3x - 1 and g(x) = x - 1 find and simplify (f o g) (x)
What i have so far:
g(-1) = -1 - 1 = 0
f(0) = (0) squared + 3 (0) - 1 = -1

Is this correct???
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It appears that you are trying to simplify a composite function. I'm not sure why your substituting -1 and 0 into the functions unless you were given some instruction that I am unaware of.

fog(x)=f(g(x))=f(x-1) Which means you substitute the g function everywhere there's an x in the f function.

Happy Calculating!!!
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