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Ch. 1 - Functions
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 14

If ƒ(x) = √x and g(x) = x³-2 and , simplify the expressions (ƒ o g) (3), (ƒ o ƒ) (64), (g o ƒ) (x) and (ƒ o g) (x)

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Step 1: Understand the composition of functions. The notation (f o g)(x) means f(g(x)), which means you first apply g to x, and then apply f to the result.
Step 2: Calculate (f o g)(3). First, find g(3) by substituting 3 into g(x) = x^3 - 2, then apply f to the result.
Step 3: Calculate (f o f)(64). First, find f(64) by substituting 64 into f(x) = \(\sqrt{x}\), then apply f to the result.
Step 4: Calculate (g o f)(x). First, find f(x) by substituting x into f(x) = \(\sqrt{x}\), then apply g to the result.
Step 5: Calculate (f o g)(x). First, find g(x) by substituting x into g(x) = x^3 - 2, then apply f to the result.

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