document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883072>Question 883072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> suppose that the functions u and w are defined as follows.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u(x)=-x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(x)=-2x^2+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(u.w)(3)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w.u)(3)= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Depends.  Does (u.w)(3) mean \"u composed of w of 3\" or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE (u\,\circ\,w)(3)\">?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the following plain text notation:  (u o w)(3) for composition, or use u(w(3)). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you mean something else, please specify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \"> </SPAN>\n" );
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