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: 94

Answer

The values of the function at the given points are $g\left( -1 \right)=-8$ and $f\left( g\left( -1 \right) \right)=76$

Work Step by Step

Substitute the value of $x=-1$ in $g\left( x \right)$ to get $g\left( -1 \right)$ as follows: $\begin{align} & g\left( x \right)=3x-5 \\ & g\left( -1 \right)=3\cdot \left( -1 \right)-5 \\ & =-3-5 \\ & =-8 \end{align}$ 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: $\begin{align} & f\left( x \right)={{x}^{2}}-x+4 \\ & f\left( g\left( -1 \right) \right)={{\left( -8 \right)}^{2}}-\left( -8 \right)+4 \\ & =64+8+4 \\ & =76 \end{align}$ Therefore, the values of function $g\left( -1 \right)$ and $f\left( g\left( -1 \right) \right)$ are $-8$ and $76$ , respectively.
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