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Ch. 1 - Functions
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 47

More composite functions Let ƒ(x) = | x | , g(x)= x² - 4 , F(x) = √x , G(x) = (1)/(x-2) Determine the following composite functions and give their domains.


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Identify the composite function \( (f \circ g)(x) \), which means \( f(g(x)) \).
Substitute \( g(x) = x^2 - 4 \) into \( f(x) = |x| \), so \( f(g(x)) = |x^2 - 4| \).
Determine the domain of \( g(x) = x^2 - 4 \), which is all real numbers since a polynomial is defined everywhere.
Since \( f(x) = |x| \) is also defined for all real numbers, the domain of \( f(g(x)) = |x^2 - 4| \) is all real numbers.
Conclude that the composite function \( (f \circ g)(x) = |x^2 - 4| \) is defined for all real numbers.

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