SOLUTION: How do you solve g(h(x)) when g(x)=3/(x+1) and h(x)=(x+5)/2?

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Question 270992: How do you solve g(h(x)) when g(x)=3/(x+1) and h(x)=(x+5)/2?
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
g(h(x)) means to put the h function into the g function. We get
g(h(x)) =
g%28%28x%2B5%29%2F2%29+=+3%2F%28%28%28x%2B5%29%2F2%29%2B+1%29
simplify the denominator to get
3%2F%28%28x%2B5%2B2%29%2F2%29
multiply by the reciprocal to get
6%2F%28x%2B7%29