document.write( "Question 1038296: Suppose f and g are polynomials, and that h(x)=f(g(x))+g(x). Find the degree of g(x) given that the degree of h(x) is 6 and the degree of f(x) is 2.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since

is degree 2, the degree of

must be 2 times the degree of

. Hence,

must have a degree larger than

. Adding a function to another function of higher degree cannot increase the degree of the higher degree function, hence if

is degree 6, then

must also be of degree 6, and consequently the degree of

must be one half of 6, that is to say, 3.\r
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