SOLUTION: if f(x)=2x+1 and g(x)= x-1 over 2 then f(g(x))= ?

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Question 375581: if f(x)=2x+1 and g(x)= x-1 over 2 then f(g(x))= ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given function.


Plug in


Plug in on the right side.


Cancel the common terms.


Simplify.


Combine like terms.



Note: if you show that g(f(x))=x as well, then you've shown the f and g are inverse functions of each other.


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