Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter P - P.3 - Linear Models and Rates of Change - Exercises - Page 30: 112

Answer

$$f(x)=x$$

Work Step by Step

If $g(x)$ is considered a (constant function) along with $g(x)=k$ with $k$ being the constant, then the following would be considered the following: $$f(g(x))=f(k)$$ Since $g(x)$ is the constant function, then it already notes that $$g(f(x))=k$$ So, since both $$\begin{matrix} f(g(x))=f(k)& and &g(f(x))=k \end{matrix}$$ then it comes to the following: $$\begin{matrix} f(g(x))=g(f(x))\\ and\\ f(k)=k \end{matrix}$$ The previous is thanks to using both $f(g(x))$'s and $g(f(x))$'s values while it helps us figure out the last two parts that were stated. Finally, this would note that $\mathbb{R}$, or "all real numbers", while noting that $k$ is for all real numbers, which would mean the following: $$f(x)=x$$ Therefore, $f(x)$ is actually going to the straight line for the graph of $f(x)=x$.
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