document.write( "Question 976362: Given that f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = -5x + 2, solve for f(g(x)) when x = 3.
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document.write( "Given that f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = -5x + 2, solve for f(g(x)) when x = 3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That means f(g(3)).  Substitute 3 for x in g(x) = -5x + 2, then take what\r\n" );
document.write( "you get and substitute that for x in f(x). \r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = -5x + 2.
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document.write( "First find g(3) by substituting x=3 in g(x) = -5x + 2\r\n" );
document.write( "                                       g(3) = -5(3) + 2\r\n" );
document.write( "                                       g(3) = -15 + 2\r\n" );
document.write( "                                       g(3) = -13\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then substitute x=-13 in f(x) = 2x + 1\r\n" );
document.write( "                       f(-13) = 2(-13)+1\r\n" );
document.write( "                       f(-13) = -26+1\r\n" );
document.write( "                       f(-13) = -25 \r\n" );
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