document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136338>Question 1136338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello. I did not find how to solve this problem in the Blitzer College Algebra Book. Here is the problem, which I have not been prepared to solve (no examples had been shown in the book, very frustrating ad antipedagogical!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let f(x)= x^2 - x + 4 and g(x) = 3x - 5. Find g(1) and f(g(1)).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please, show me the steps and if possible w/ explanations so that Imay understand how to solve this type of problems. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #754089 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=754089\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28g%28x%29%29=%283x-5%29%5E2-%283x-5%29%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28g%28x%29%29=%283x-5%29%5E2-%283x-5%29%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-------------simplify this; and then evaluate it for x=1.   (That would be for the second part of your question.  You can still find g(1) separately, again  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%281%29=3%2A1-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%281%29=3%2A1-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.) </SPAN>\n" );
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