Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.8 Function Operations and Composition - 2.8 Exercises - Page 289: 86

Answer

(a) $\sqrt {\frac{3}{x+6}}$, domain: $(-6,\infty)$ (b) $\frac{3}{\sqrt x+6}$, domain: $[0,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=\sqrt {x}, x\ge0$ and $g(x)=\frac{3}{x+6}, x\ne-6$, we have $(f\circ g)(x)=f(g(x))=\sqrt {\frac{3}{x+6}}$. From $x+6\gt0$, we have $x\gt-6$. Combine all the conditions, we can find its domain: $(-6,\infty)$ (b) $(g\circ f)(x)=g(f(x))=\frac{3}{\sqrt x+6}$. Combine all the conditions, we can find its domain: $[0,\infty)$
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