document.write( "Question 55891: Composite Functions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (g o f )(2)
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Composite Functions\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given \"f%28x%29=x%5E2-3x%2B4\" ; \"g%28x%29=x%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find:
\n" ); document.write( "For this one substitute g(x) into f(x):
\n" ); document.write( "(f o g )(x)=f(g(x))=f(x+2)=\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2-3%28x%2B2%29%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "=\"%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B2%29-3%28x%2B2%29%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "=\"%28x%5E2%2B2x%2B2x%2B4%29-3x-6%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "=\"x%5E2%2B4x%2B4-3x-6%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "=\"highlight%28%28fog%29%28x%29=x%5E2%2Bx%2B2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "For this one substitute 2 into f(x) and f(2) into g(x):
\n" ); document.write( "(g o f )(2)=g(f(2))=\"g%28%282%29%5E2-3%282%29%2B4%29\"=\"g%284-6%2B4%29\"=g(2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%282%29=%282%29%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28%28gof%29%282%29=4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!
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