SOLUTION: f(x)=x^2+2x+4 if x>1 or x=1, and f(x)= 3x+4 if x<1 and g(x)=x-3, solve f(g(x)).

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Question 1119701: f(x)=x^2+2x+4 if x>1 or x=1, and f(x)= 3x+4 if x<1 and g(x)=x-3, solve f(g(x)).
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f(x)=x^2+2x+4 if x>1 or x=1, and f(x)= 3x+4 if x<1 and g(x)=x-3, solve f(g(x)).
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f(g(x)) = f(x-3) = (x-3)^2+2(x-3)+4 = x^2-6x+9 + 2x-6 + 4 = x^2-4x+7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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