College Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Summary, Review, and Test - Test - Page 328: 32

Answer

(f$\circ$g)(x)=$\frac{7}{\frac{2}{x}-4}$ The domain includes all real numbers except for 0, $\frac{1}{2}$, and 4.

Work Step by Step

Based on the denominators of the functions we know that for f(x) the domain does not include 4 and for g(x) the domain does not include 0. Both of these domain exclusions must also apply to (f$\circ$g)(x) as well. (f$\circ$g)(x)=f(g(x)) (f$\circ$g)(x)=f($\frac{2}{x}$) (f$\circ$g)(x)=$\frac{7}{\frac{2}{x}-4}$ $\frac{2}{x}$-4$\ne$0 $\frac{2}{x}$$\ne$4 4x$\ne$2 x$\ne$$\frac{1}{2}$ Therefore, the domain includes all real numbers except for $\frac{1}{2}$, 0, and 4.
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