SOLUTION: if f(x)=x^2-x and g(x)=x-1, what is f(g(x))?

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Question 253353: if f(x)=x^2-x and g(x)=x-1, what is f(g(x))?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if f(x)=x^2-x and g(x)=x-1, what is f(g(x))?
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f[g(x)] = f[x-1]
= (x-1)^2-(x-1)
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= x^2-2x+1 -x+1
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= x^2 - 3x + 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.