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 - Cumulative Review - Page 373: 10

Answer

(a) $\frac{4}{(x-3)^2}+2$, $\{x|x\ne3 \}$. $3$. (b) $log_2(x)+2$, $\{x|x\gt0 \}$. $log_2(14)+2$.

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=x^2+2$ and $g(x)=\frac{2}{x-3}$, we have $f(g(x))=(\frac{2}{x-3})^2+2=\frac{4}{(x-3)^2}+2$ with domain $\{x|x\ne3 \}$. We have $f(g(5))=\frac{4}{(5-3)^2}+2=3$. (b) Given $f(x)=x+2$ and $g(x)=log_2(x)$, we have $f(g(x))=(log_2(x))+2=log_2(x)+2$ with domain $\{x|x\gt0 \}$. We have $f(g(14))=log_2(14)+2$.
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