Question 915127
(g o f)(-5) means g(f(-5)). So we need to find g(f(x)) first. Then we can plug in x = -5


g(x) = x^2


g(f(x)) = (f(x))^2


g(f(x)) = (x+2)^2


(g o f)(x) = (x+2)^2


(g o f)(-5) = (-5+2)^2


(g o f)(-5) = (3)^2


(g o f)(-5) = <font color="red">9</font>


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