Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Combinations of Functions; Composite Functions - Exercise Set - Page 259: 73

Answer

a. $ 5-x$ b. $(-\infty,1]$

Work Step by Step

Given $f(x)=x^2+4$ and $g(x)=\sqrt {1-x}, x\leq1$, we have: a. $(f\circ g)(x)=(\sqrt {1-x})^2+4=5-x$ b. The domain of the above function can be found as $\{x|x\leq1\}$ or $(-\infty,1]$
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