College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Composite Functions - 6.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 409: 29

Answer

a) $f\circ g =\dfrac{3x}{2-x}$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne0,x\ne1,x\ne2 \}$ b) $g\circ f =\dfrac{2x-2}{3}$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne0,x\ne1 \}$ c) $f\circ f =\dfrac{3x-3}{4-x}$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne1,x\ne4 \}$ d) $g\circ g = x$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne0\}$

Work Step by Step

a) $f\circ g = f(g(x)) = $ $\dfrac{3}{\frac{2}{x}-1}=$ $\dfrac{3}{\frac{2}{x}-\frac{x}{x}}=$ $\dfrac{3}{\frac{2-x}{x}}=$ $\dfrac{3x}{2-x}$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne0,x\ne1,x\ne2 \}$ b) $g\circ f = g(f(x)) =$ $\dfrac{2}{\frac{3}{x-1}}=$ $\dfrac{2(x-1)}{3}=$ $\dfrac{2x-2}{3}$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne0,x\ne1 \}$ c) $f\circ f = f(f(x))=$ $\dfrac{3}{\frac{3}{x-1}-1}=$ $\dfrac{3}{\frac{3}{x-1}-\frac{x-1}{x-1}}=$ $\dfrac{3}{\frac{3-(x-1)}{x-1}}=$ $\dfrac{3(x-1)}{3-x+1}=$ $\dfrac{3x-3}{4-x}$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne1,x\ne4 \}$ d) $g\circ g = g(g(x))=$ $\dfrac{2}{\frac{2}{x}}=$ $\dfrac{2x}{2}=$ $x$ Domain: $\{x|x\ne0\}$
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