SOLUTION: if f(x)=-4x^2 and g(x)= 2/x, find [g*f](x)

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Question 312237: if f(x)=-4x^2 and g(x)= 2/x, find [g*f](x)
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If I read you right (g*f)(x) is a composition and is equivalent to g(f(x))...if so, we get
g(f(x)) = 2 / f(x) = 2 / (-4x^2) = -1 / 2x^2