document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=818462>Question 818462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> S(x)=-4x^2-1 and w(x)=3x+1, find (sw)(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: I think you probably want the composite, SoW(x).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SoW(x) = S[W(x)] = S[3x+1] = -4(3x+1)^2-1 = -4[9x^2+6x+1]-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -36x^2 -24x -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(SoW)(2)= S[W(2)] = S[7] = -4(49)-1 = -197<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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