document.write( "Question 775839: Given the functions
\n" ); document.write( "f(x)=1/x-3 ; g(x)=5x/x+4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c.(g∘f)(x)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d.(f∘g)(-2)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #473200 by tanjo3(60)\"\" \"About 
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I will assume the functions are as follows:
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\n" ); document.write( "a. f(5) + g(-3)
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%285%29=+1+%2F+%285-3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%285%29=+1%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28-3%29=+5%28-3%29+%2F+%28-3%2B4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28-3%29=+-15\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%285%29+%2B+g%28-3%29+=+1%2F2+%2B+%28-15%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%285%29+%2B+g%28-3%29+=+1%2F2+%2B+%28-30%29+%2F+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%285%29+%2B+g%28-3%29+=+-29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "b. (f + g)(x)
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f+%2B+g%29%28x%29+=+f%28x%29+%2B+g%28x%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f+%2B+g%29%28x%29+=+1%2F%28x-3%29+%2B+5x%2F%28x%2B4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f+%2B+g%29%28x%29+=+%28%28x%2B4%29%2B%285x%29%28x-3%29%29+%2F+%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B4%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f+%2B+g%29%28x%29+=+%285x%5E2+-+14x+%2B+4%29+%2F+%28x%5E2+%2B+x+-+12%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "c. (g ∘ f)(x)
\n" ); document.write( "(g ∘ f)(x) = g(f(x))
\n" ); document.write( "(g ∘ f)(x) = g(1/(x-3)))
\n" ); document.write( "(g ∘ f)(x) = [5(1/(x-3))]/[(1/(x-3))+4]
\n" ); document.write( "(g ∘ f)(x) = [5/(x-3)]/[(1/(x-3))+((4(x-3))/(x-3))]
\n" ); document.write( "(g ∘ f)(x) = [5/(x-3)]/[(4x-11)/(x-3)]
\n" ); document.write( "(g ∘ f)(x) = (4x-11)/5
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: (g ∘ f)(x) = (4x-11)/5 for x ≠ 3
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\n" ); document.write( "d. (f ∘ g)(-2)
\n" ); document.write( "(f ∘ g)(-2) = f(g(-2))
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\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28-2%29=+5%28-2%29+%2F+%28-2%2B4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28-3%29=+%28-10%29+%2F+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28-3%29=+-5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(f ∘ g)(-2) = f(-5)
\n" ); document.write( "(f ∘ g)(-2) = 1 / (-5-3)
\n" ); document.write( "(f ∘ g)(-2) = -1/8
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