SOLUTION: Express the function h(x)=(x-6)^9 in the form f \circ g. If f(x)=x^9, find the function g(x). I really don't know how solve these composite function problems

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Question 1013316: Express the function h(x)=(x-6)^9 in the form f \circ g. If f(x)=x^9, find the function g(x).
I really don't know how solve these composite function problems

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
g(x) = x - 6
so that
raising it to the 9th power gives
f o g (x) = (x-6)^9
What you are doing is applying one function to the result or output of another.