Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Section 2.7 - Combining Functions - 2.7 Exercises - Page 217: 48

Answer

$f\circ g(x)=3x-5$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$ $g\displaystyle \circ f(x)=\frac{6x-5}{2}$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$ $f\circ f(x)=36x-35$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$ $g\displaystyle \circ g(x)=\frac{x}{4}$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

f(x) is defined for all x, g(x) is defined for all x $f\circ g(x)=f[g(x)]=6g(x)-5$ $=6(\displaystyle \frac{x}{2})-5$ $=3x-5$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$ $g\displaystyle \circ f(x)=g[f(x)]=\frac{f(x)}{2}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{6x-5}{2}$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$ $f\circ f(x)=f[f(x)]=6f(x)-5$ $=6(6x-5)-5$ $=36x-30-5$ $=36x-35$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$ $g\displaystyle \circ g(x)=g[g(x)]=\frac{g(x)}{2}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{\frac{x}{2}}{2}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{x}{4}$; domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$
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