Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.8 Function Operations and Composition - 2.8 Exercises - Page 289: 88

Answer

(a) $\frac{x}{4x-1}$, domain: $(-\infty,0)U(0,\frac{1}{4})U(\frac{1}{4},\infty)$ (b) $-x-4$, domain: $(-\infty,-4)U(-4,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=\frac{1}{x+4}, x\ne-4$ and $g(x)=-\frac{1}{x}, x\ne0$, we have $(f\circ g)(x)=f(g(x))=\frac{1}{-\frac{1}{x}+4}=\frac{x}{4x-1}$. From $4x-1\ne0$, we have $x\ne\frac{1}{4}$. Combine all the conditions, we can find its domain: $(-\infty,0)U(0,\frac{1}{4})U(\frac{1}{4},\infty)$ (b) $(g\circ f)(x)=g(f(x))=-\frac{1}{\frac{1}{x+4}}=-x-4$. Combine all the conditions, we can find its domain: $(-\infty,-4)U(-4,\infty)$
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