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Capitolo 3, Problema 7

Find f(g(x)) and g (f(x)) and determine whether each pair of functions ƒ and g are inverses of each other. f(x) = 3/(x-4) and g(x) = (3/x) + 4

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First, recall that the composition of functions f(g(x)) means substituting g(x) into every x in f(x). So, write down f(g(x)) as f\(\left\)(g(x)\(\right\)) = f\(\left\)(\(\frac{3}{x}\) + 4\(\right\)).
Next, substitute g(x) = \(\frac{3}{x}\) + 4 into f(x) = \(\frac{3}{x - 4}\). This gives f(g(x)) = \(\frac{3}{\left(\frac{3}{x}\) + 4\(\right\)) - 4}.
Simplify the denominator of f(g(x)) by combining like terms inside the parentheses: \(\left\)(\(\frac{3}{x}\) + 4\(\right\)) - 4 = \(\frac{3}{x}\). So, f(g(x)) = \(\frac{3}{\frac{3}{x}\)}.
Now, simplify the complex fraction \(\frac{3}{\frac{3}{x}\)} by multiplying numerator and denominator appropriately, which will simplify to x.
Repeat the process for g(f(x)): substitute f(x) into g(x), so g(f(x)) = g\(\left\)(\(\frac{3}{x - 4}\)\(\right\)) = \(\frac{3}{\frac{3}{x - 4}\)} + 4, then simplify this expression step-by-step. Finally, check if both compositions simplify to x, which would indicate that f and g are inverses.

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