document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=413678>Question 413678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a hard time with composition of functions can someone please explain to me how to solve them here is the problem: Given that f(x)=8x+2 and g(x)=6&#8722;x2, calculate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) f(g(0))=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) g(f(0))=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I just don\"t know... thanks<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) f(g(0))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(0) = 6- 0^2 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(g(0)) = f(6)   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  8*6+2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  g(f(0))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(0) = 8* 0 + 2 = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "similarly, g(2) = 6 - 2^2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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