document.write( "Question 60874: HELP!! Please!! Missed lecture and nothing makes sense. The following apply for the listed problems...let f(x)=x+5; let g(x)=X^2-2; let h(x)=-3x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. ((f)*(g))*x
\n" ); document.write( " I tried to write this \"%28x%2B5%29%2A%28x%5E2-2%29%2Ax\" and got \"%28x%5E3-2x%2B5x%5E2-10%29%2Ax+and+then+%7B%7B%7Bx%5E4%2B5x%5E3-2x%5E2-10x\" and then looked for a gun. I don't know where to go. Are we solving for x or simplifying?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. h(h(5))\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3. g(h(-1))\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4. (f*(4)) + (g*(6)) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thanks so much in advance!
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Let f(x)=x+5; let g(x)=X^2-2; let h(x)=-3x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. ((f)*(g))(x) <---I think this is what you meant.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B5%29%28x%5E2-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%5E2-2%29%2B5%28x%5E2-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E3-2x%2B5x%5E2-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E3%2B5x%5E2-2x-10\"
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\n" ); document.write( "2. h(h(5))
\n" ); document.write( "First find h(5)
\n" ); document.write( "\"h%285%29=-3%285%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"h%285%29=-15\"
\n" ); document.write( "h(h(5))=h(-15)
\n" ); document.write( "Now substitute that value into the h function.
\n" ); document.write( "h(h(5))=-3(-15)
\n" ); document.write( "h(h(5))=45
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\n" ); document.write( "3. g(h(-1))
\n" ); document.write( "h(-1)=-3(-1)
\n" ); document.write( "h(-1)=3
\n" ); document.write( "g(h(-1))=g(3) Substitute 3 into the g function.
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28h%28-1%29%29=%283%29%5E2-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "g(h(-1))=9-2
\n" ); document.write( "g(h(-1))=7
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\n" ); document.write( "4. (f(4)) + (g(6))
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%284%29%2B5%29%2B%28%286%29%5E2-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "(4+5)+(36-2)
\n" ); document.write( "9+34
\n" ); document.write( "43
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\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!
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