document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163929>Question 163929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me answer the following homework problem. I do not understand how to solve it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given f(x)= 1-5x and g(x)= x^2-3 find the composite function and simplify.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f[g(x)] = f[x^2-3] = 1 - 5(x^2-3) = 16 -5x^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g[f(x)] = g[1-5x] = (1-5x)^2-3 = 1-10x+25x^2-3 = 25x^2-10x-2<BR>\n" );
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