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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 73

Find a. (fog) (x) b. the domain of f o g.
f(x) = x² + 4, g(x) = √(1 − x)

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Step 1: Understand the composition of functions. The notation (fog)(x) represents the composition of f and g, meaning f(g(x)). To find this, substitute g(x) into f(x).
Step 2: Substitute g(x) = √(1 − x) into f(x) = x² + 4. This gives f(g(x)) = (√(1 − x))² + 4.
Step 3: Simplify the expression. Since (√(1 − x))² simplifies to 1 − x, the composition becomes f(g(x)) = 1 − x + 4.
Step 4: Combine like terms to simplify further. The final expression for (fog)(x) is f(g(x)) = 5 − x.
Step 5: Determine the domain of f o g. The domain of g(x) is restricted by the square root, so 1 − x ≥ 0, which simplifies to x ≤ 1. Additionally, f(g(x)) must be defined, and since there are no further restrictions in f(g(x)), the domain of f o g is x ≤ 1.

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