Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Chapter 4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 370: 7

Answer

(a) $ -\frac{x+1}{x-1}$, domain $\{x|x\ne0,1 \}$. (b) $ \frac{x-1}{x+1}$, domain $\{x|x\ne\pm1 \}$. (c) $ x$, domain $\{x|x\ne1 \}$. (d) $ x$, domain $\{x|x\ne0 \}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $f(x)=\frac{x+1}{x-1}$ and $g(x)=\frac{1}{x}$, we have: (a) $(f\circ g)(x)=\frac{\frac{1}{x}+1}{\frac{1}{x}-1}=-\frac{x+1}{x-1}$, domain $\{x|x\ne0,1 \}$. (b) $(g\circ f)(x)=\frac{1}{\frac{x+1}{x-1}}=\frac{x-1}{x+1}$, domain $\{x|x\ne\pm1 \}$. (c) $(f\circ f)(x)=\frac{\frac{x+1}{x-1}+1}{\frac{x+1}{x-1}-1}=x$, domain $\{x|x\ne1 \}$. (d) $(g\circ g)(x)=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{x}}=x$, domain $\{x|x\ne0 \}$.
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