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: 57

Answer

a. $(f \circ g)(x)=acx+ad+b,$ b. $(g\circ f)(x)=acx+bc+d,$ c. Domain of $f\circ g$ is $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and Domain of $g\circ f(x)$ is $x\in \mathbb{R}$ d. For $f\circ g$ to equal $g \circ f,$ $ad+b$ must be equal to $bc+d$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=ax+b,$ $g(x)=cx+d$ a. $(f \circ g)(x)=a(cx+d)+b=acx+ad+b,$ b. $(g\circ f)(x)=c(ax+b)+d=acx+bc+d,$ c. Domain of $f\circ g$ is $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and Domain of $g\circ f$ is $x\in \mathbb{R}$ d. $f\circ g=g \circ f,$ $acx+ad+b=acx+bc+d,$ $ad+b=bc+d$. Therefore, for $f\circ g$ to equal $g \circ f,$ $ad+b$ must be equal to $bc+d$
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