Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Given f(x)= x^2 + 7 and g(x)= x^2 - 7, find f(g(x))

Solution:

f(g(x)) is a composition - we take a function as an input to another function. 

f%28x%29=+x%5E2%2B7 


and 


g%28x%29=+x%5E2+-+7 


g is the input of f so we replace g(x) with the expression - they are equal 


f%28g%28x%29%29=+f%28x%5E2+-+7%29 


f%28x%5E2+-+7%29=%28x%5E2+-+7%29%5E2%2B7 

f%28g%28x%29%29=%28x%5E2+-+7%29%2A%28x%5E2+-+7%29%2B7 


f%28g%28x%29%29=x%5E4-14x%5E2%2B49%2B7 

f%28g%28x%29%29=x%5E4-14x%5E2%2B56

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