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Question 59471: Can someone please provide me with an example of a composite function step by step solution
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here's a problem set I did for someone else a couple of days ago. The last few are composite functions.
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Use the functions f%28x%29=2x%2B7, g%28x%29=x%5E2%2B3x, and h%28x%29=1%2F%28x-7%29 to find each of the following.
(1) (f + g) (-1)
%28f%2Bg%29%28x%29=%282x%2B7%29%2B%28x%5E2%2B3x%29
%28f%2Bg%29%28x%29=x%5E2%2B5x%2B7
%28f%2Bg%29%28-1%29=%28-1%29%5E2%2B5%28-1%29%2B7
%28f%2Bg%29%28-1%29=1-5%2B7
highlight%28%28f%2Bg%29%28-1%29=3%29
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(2) (g - f) (x)
%28g-f%29%28x%29=%28x%5E2%2B3x%29-%282x%2B7%29
%28g-f%29%28x%29=x%5E2%2B3x-2x-7
highlight%28%28g-f%29%28x%29=x%5E2%2Bx-7%29
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(3) (fh)(0)
%28fh%29%28x%29=%282x%2B7%29%2A%28%281%2F%28x-7%29%29%29
%28fh%29%28x%29=%282x%2B7%29%2F%28x-7%29
%28fh%29%280%29=%282%280%29%2B7%29%2F%280-7%29
%28fh%29%280%29=%280%2B7%29%2F%280-7%29
%28fh%29%280%29=7%2F-7
highlight%28%28fh%29%280%29=-1%29
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(4) (g o f) (-1)=g(f(-1))
f(-1)=2(-1)+7
f(-1)=-2+7
f(-1)=5
g(f(-1))=g(5)
g(5)=(5)^2+3(5)
g(5)=25+15
g(5)=40
highlight%28%28gof%29%28x%29=40%29
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(5) (f o f) (0)=f(f(0))
f(0)=2(0)+7
f(0)=0+7
f(0)=7
f(f(0))=f(7)
f(7)=2(7)+7
f(7)=14+7
f(7)=21
highlight%28%28fof%29%280%29=21%29
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(6) (g/f) (4)
%28g%2Ff%29%28x%29=%28x%5E2%2B3x%29%2F%282x%2B7%29
%28g%2Ff%29%284%29=%28%284%29%5E2%2B3%284%29%29%2F%282%284%29%2B7%29
%28g%2Ff%29%284%29=%2816%2B12%29%2F%288%2B7%29
highlight%28%28g%2Ff%29%284%29=28%2F15%29
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(7) (g o h) (1/2)=g(h(1/2))
h%281%2F2%29=1%2F%281%2F2-7%29
h%281%2F2%29=1%2F%281%2F2-14%2F2%29
h%281%2F2%29=1%2F%28-13%2F2%29
h%281%2F2%29=-2%2F13
g(h(1/2))=g(-2/13)
g%28-2%2F13%29=%28-2%2F13%29%5E2%2B3%28-2%2F13%29
g%28-2%2F13%29=4%2F169-6%2F13
g%28-2%2F13%29=4%2F169-78%2F169
g%28-2%2F13%29=-74%2F169
highlight%28%28goh%29%281%2F2%29=-74%2F169%29
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(8) (f o g o h) (8)=(fog)(h(8))
h%288%29=1%2F%288-7%29
h%288%29=1%2F1
h%288%29=1
(fog)(h(8))=(fog)(1)=f(g(1))
g%281%29=%281%29%5E2%2B3%281%29
g%281%29=1%2B3
g%281%29=4
f(g(1))=f(4)
f(4)=2(4)+7
f(4)=8+7
f(4)=15
highlight%28%28fogoh%29%288%29=15%29
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Happy Calculating!!!