Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Logarithmic Functions - 4.3 Exercises - Page 353: 88

Answer

$f\circ g(x)=\log(x^{2}),\qquad(-\infty,0)\cup(0,+\infty)$ $ g\circ f(x)=[\log x]^{2},\qquad(0,+\infty$)

Work Step by Step

Restriction on the domain for logarithmic functions: argument must be positive. $ f\circ g(x)=f(g(x))=\log$(g(x))=$\log(x^{2}),$ Restriction$:\quad x^{2}>0$ Squares are nonnegative so we write the restriction as $x\neq 0$ domain$=(-\infty,0)\cup(0,+\infty)$ $g\circ f(x)=g(f(x)=[f(x)]^{2}=[\log x]^{2}$ restriction$:\quad x>0$ domain=$(0,+\infty$)
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