Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-49539-132-6

Chapter 7 - Functions - Exercise Set 7.3 - Page 427: 6

Answer

\[ (G \circ F)(0) = 0,\quad (G \circ F)(1) = 2,\quad (G \circ F)(2) = 4,\quad (G \circ F)(3) = 1,\quad (G \circ F)(4) = 3. \]

Work Step by Step

We have two functions: 1. \(F(a) = 7a\). 2. \(G(a) = a \bmod 5\). Then \((G \circ F)(x) = G\bigl(F(x)\bigr) = G\bigl(7x\bigr) = 7x \bmod 5.\) Evaluating this for \(x=0,1,2,3,4\): 1. \((G \circ F)(0) = 7\cdot 0 \bmod 5 = 0.\) 2. \((G \circ F)(1) = 7\cdot 1 \bmod 5 = 7 \bmod 5 = 2.\) 3. \((G \circ F)(2) = 7\cdot 2 \bmod 5 = 14 \bmod 5 = 4.\) 4. \((G \circ F)(3) = 7\cdot 3 \bmod 5 = 21 \bmod 5 = 1.\) 5. \((G \circ F)(4) = 7\cdot 4 \bmod 5 = 28 \bmod 5 = 3.\)
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