SOLUTION: if f(x)=2x-1 and g(x)=3x+2, then fg(-2)=?

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Question 1062813: if f(x)=2x-1 and g(x)=3x+2, then fg(-2)=?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is fg(-2) ?

Is it (fg)(-2) ? Or fog(-2) ?


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Comment from student: it is (fg)(-2)
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My response: OK, Very good.

Then calculate f(-2) and g(-2) separately, and then take their product.

The answer is 20.