Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 1128: 30

Answer

The value of $\left( f\circ g \right)\left( x \right)=-{{x}^{2}}+2$ and $\left( g\circ f \right)\left( x \right)=-{{x}^{2}}-2x $.

Work Step by Step

We know that $\left( f\circ g \right)\left( x \right)$ is written as $ f\left( g\left( x \right) \right)$: Therefore, $\left( f\circ g \right)\left( x \right)$ = $ f\left( g\left( x \right) \right)$ and $\left( g\circ f \right)\left( x \right)=g\left( f\left( x \right) \right)$. Now, for $\left( f\circ g \right)\left( x \right)$ $\begin{align} & f\left( g\left( x \right) \right)=-{{\left\{ g\left( x \right) \right\}}^{2}}-2\left\{ g\left( x \right) \right\}+1 \\ & =-{{\left( x-1 \right)}^{2}}-2\left( x-1 \right)+1 \end{align}$ And simplify it further, to get $\begin{align} & =-\left( {{x}^{2}}-2x+1 \right)-2x+2+1 \\ & =-{{x}^{2}}+2x-1-2x+2+1 \\ & =-{{x}^{2}}+2 \end{align}$ Similarly, for $\left( g\circ f \right)\left( x \right)=g\left( f\left( x \right) \right)$ $\begin{align} & g\left( f\left( x \right) \right)=f\left( x \right)-1 \\ & =-{{x}^{2}}-2x+1-1 \\ & =-{{x}^{2}}-2x \end{align}$ Thus, the value of $\left( f\circ g \right)\left( x \right)=-{{x}^{2}}+2$ and $\left( g\circ f \right)\left( x \right)=-{{x}^{2}}-2x $.
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