Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.1 Composite Functions - 5.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 256: 73

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. With the given conditions, we have $f(-x)=-f(x)$ and $g(-x)=g(x)$ Step 2. $f\circ g=f(g(x))$ and $f(g(-x))=f(g(x))$, thus $f\circ g$ is even. Step 3. $g\circ f=g(f(x))$ and $g(f(-x))=g(-f(x))=g(f(x))$, thus $g\circ f$ is even.
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