SOLUTION: if f(x)=2x-5 and g(x)=1+x^2, then what is equal to f(g(3))

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Question 997265: if f(x)=2x-5 and g(x)=1+x^2, then what is equal to f(g(3))
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Form the composition.
Substitute for x=3.

2(1+x^2)-5
2(1+3*3)-5
20-5
15