College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 2, Functions - Section 2.7 - Combining Functions - 2.7 Exercises - Page 253: 51

Answer

$f \circ g$: $D_{f\circ g}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}-\{ -2)\}\}$ $ g \circ f, f \circ f$: $D=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R} -\{ 0 \}\}$, $ g \circ g$: $D_{g \circ g}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}\}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\frac{1}{x}$, $D_f=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R} -\{ 0\}\}$ $g(x)=2x+4$, $D_g=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R} \}$, $f(g(x))=\frac{1}{2x+4}$ $D_{f\circ g}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R} -\{-2\}\}$ $g(f(x))=\frac{2}{x}+4=\frac{2+4x}{x}$ $D_{g\circ f}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}-\{0\} \}$, $f(f(x))=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{x}}=x$ $D_{f\circ f}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}-\{ 0\} \}$, $g(g(x))=2(2x+4)+4=4x+12$ $D_{g\circ g}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}\}$
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