document.write( "Question 1160675: Find functions f and g such that h= g o f. (Note: The answer is not unique.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #784044 by Edwin McCravy(20054)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "g∘f(x) means to take the whole right side of f(x), put it in parentheses and\r\n" );
document.write( "substitute it for x in the right side of g(x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "So if you put parentheses around 5x-3 and substituted it for x in x3/2 you would get \r\n" );
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document.write( "(5x-3)3/2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "So make g(x) = x3/2 and f(x) = (5x-3).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The function on the right in g∘f, which is f, is the one you start with.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since you're stating with 5x-3, make\r\n" );
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document.write( "            f(x) = 5x-3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then take\r\n" );
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document.write( "            g(x) = x3/2\r\n" );
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document.write( "and then when you take the whole right side of f(x), which is 5x-3, put\r\n" );
document.write( "parentheses around it, and substitute it for x in the right side of g(x).,\r\n" );
document.write( "you get:\r\n" );
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document.write( "           g∘f(x) = (5x-3)3/2\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the answers are:\r\n" );
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document.write( "            g(x) = x3/2,  f(x) = 5x-3\r\n" );
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