Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Basics of Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 178: 93

Answer

The values of the function at the given points are $g\left( 1 \right)=-2$ , $f\left( g\left( 1 \right) \right)=10$

Work Step by Step

Substitute the value of $x=1$ in $g\left( x \right)$ to get $g\left( 1 \right)$ as follows $\begin{align} & g\left( x \right)=3x-5 \\ & g\left( 1 \right)=3\cdot 1-5 \\ & =3-5 \\ & =-2 \end{align}$ Calculate the value of $f\left( g\left( 1 \right) \right)$ by putting the value $x=g\left( 1 \right)$ in the function $f\left( x \right)$ as follows $\begin{align} & f\left( x \right)={{x}^{2}}-x+4 \\ & f\left( g\left( 1 \right) \right)={{\left( -2 \right)}^{2}}-\left( -2 \right)+4 \\ & =4+2+4 \\ & =10 \end{align}$ Thus, the values of the functions at the given points $g\left( 1 \right)$ and $f\left( g\left( 1 \right) \right)$ are $-2$ and $10$ , respectively.
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