document.write( "Question 1078668: Let f be the function defined by
\n" ); document.write( "f = {(−3, 8), (−2, 9), (−1, 2), (0, 9), (1, 4), (2, 3), (3, −3)}
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document.write( "If the ordered pair (a, b) is contained in a function F,\r\n" );
document.write( "then F(a) = b\r\n" );
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document.write( "(f∘g)(3) means \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now since the ordered pair (3, 2) is contained in function g,\r\n" );
document.write( "we know that g(3) = 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So (f∘g)(3) \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now since the ordered pair (2, 3) is contained in function f,\r\n" );
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document.write( "we know that \r\n" );
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document.write( "So altogether\r\n" );
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document.write( " (f∘g)(3) \r\n" );
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