let f(x)=3x-2x and g(f(x))=2x^2-3x+5. what is g(x)?
I think you botched what equals because is just ,
and if were merely , then would just be the same as
which would be , and that would be a silly
problem.
So I will make up something else for , since I don't believe
you really meant . Suppose the problem were
let and . what is ?
Then would have to be a quadratic function, say
Then
Rearrange the terms:
Factor x out of the 2nd and 3rd terms on the right
Since , we equate coefficients:
Substitute into
Substitute and into
So
becomes
Edwin