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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 9

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) = = -x and g(x) = -x

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Identify the given functions: \(f(x) = -x\) and \(g(x) = -x\).
Find the composition \(f(g(x))\) by substituting \(g(x)\) into \(f\): write \(f(g(x)) = f(-x)\).
Evaluate \(f(-x)\) by replacing the input of \(f\) with \(-x\): since \(f(t) = -t\), then \(f(-x) = -(-x)\).
Simplify \(f(g(x))\): \(-(-x) = x\).
Similarly, find \(g(f(x))\) by substituting \(f(x)\) into \(g\): write \(g(f(x)) = g(-x)\), then evaluate \(g(-x) = -(-x) = x\). Since both compositions equal \(x\), conclude that \(f\) and \(g\) are inverses of each other.

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