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: 51

Answer

$f\displaystyle \circ g(x)=\frac{1}{2x+4};\qquad $ domain: $(-\infty,-2)\cup(-2,\infty)$ $ g\displaystyle \circ f(x)=\frac{2}{x}+4; \quad$ domain: $(-\infty,0)\cup(0,\infty)$ $ f\circ f(x)=x; \quad$ domain: $(-\infty,0)\cup(0,\infty)$ $ g\circ g(x)=4\mathrm{x}+12; \quad$ domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

f(x) is defined for all x, except 0. g(x) is defined for all x $f\displaystyle \circ g(x)=f[g(x)]=\frac{1}{g(x)},\qquad g(x)\neq 0$, on the domain of $g$(x) $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2x+4},\qquad 2x+4\neq 0\Rightarrow x\neq-2 $ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2x+4};\qquad $ domain: $(-\infty,-2)\cup(-2,\infty)$ $g\circ f(x)=g[f(x)]=2f(x)+4$ $=2(\displaystyle \frac{1}{x})+4,\quad x\neq 0 $, on the domain of f(x) $=\displaystyle \frac{2}{x}+4; \quad$ domain: $(-\infty,0)\cup(0,\infty)$ $f\displaystyle \circ f(x)=f[f(x)]=\frac{1}{f(x)},\qquad f(x)\neq 0$ $=\displaystyle \frac{\frac{1}{x}}{x},\quad\frac{1}{x}\neq 0$ on the domain of f(x) $=x; \quad$ domain: $(-\infty,0)\cup(0,\infty)$ $g\circ g(x)=g[g(x)]= 2g(x)+4$ $=2(2x+4)+4,\qquad$ no restrictions $=4\mathrm{x}+12; \quad$ domain: all reals, $(-\infty,\infty)$
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