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: 34

Answer

a. $(f\circ g)(x)=\sqrt {-2x-1},$ b. $(g\circ f)(x)=1-2\sqrt {x-2},$ c. $(f\circ f)(x)=\sqrt{\sqrt{x-2}-2}$ d. $(g\circ g)(x)=4x-1$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\sqrt {x-2},$ $g(x)=1-2x,$ a. $(f\circ g)(x)=\sqrt {1-2x-2}=\sqrt {-2x-1},$ Domain of $(f\circ g)(x)$ is, $x\leq-\frac{1}{2},$ b. $(g\circ f)(x)=1-2(\sqrt {x-2})=1-2\sqrt {x-2},$ Domain of $g\circ f(x)$ is, $x\geq2,$ c. $(f\circ f)(x)=\sqrt{\sqrt{x-2}-2}$ Domain of $(f\circ f)(x)$ is, $x\geq6,$ d. $(g\circ g)(x)=1-2(1-2x)=1-2+4x=4x-1,$ Domain of $g\circ g(x)$ is, $x\in \mathbb{R}$
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