College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 2 - Functions and Graphs - Exercise Set 2.6 - Page 300: 113

Answer

The statement does not make sense because $f(g(x))$ gives a completely different value than the problem assumes.

Work Step by Step

As demonstrated below, $f(g(x))$ does not yield $x^2+4$ like the problem states. $f(x)=x^2$ $g(x)=x+4$ $f(g(x))=f(x+4)=(x+4)^2=x^2+8x+16$ $g(f(x))=g(x^2)=x^2+4$
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