Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter P - P.3 - Functions and Their Graphs - Exercises - Page 28: 70

Answer

$f(g(x))=\frac{1}{\sqrt{x+2}}$; Domain: $(-2,\infty)$ $g(f(x))=\sqrt{\frac{1}{x}+2}$; Domain: $(-\infty,-\frac{1}{2}]∪(0,\infty)$ The two composite functions are not equal.

Work Step by Step

$f(g(x))$ $f(\sqrt{x+2})$ $\frac{1}{\sqrt{x+2}}$ The expression under the square root must be greater than or equal to 0: $x+2\geq0$ $x\geq-2$ Also the denominator must not equal 0 so: $\sqrt{x+2}\ne0$ $x\ne-2$ Therefore the domain is $x>-2$ $g(f(x))$ $g(\frac{1}{x})$ $\sqrt{\frac{1}{x}+2}$ The expression under the square root must be greater than or equal to 0: $\frac{1}{x}+2\geq0$ $\frac{1}{x}\geq-2$ $x\leq-\frac{1}{2},x>0$ The two composite functions are not equal since they do not have the same output or domain.
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