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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 51

Find
a. (fog) (x)
b. (go f) (x)
c. (fog) (2)
d. (go f) (2).
f(x) = 2x, g(x) = x+7

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Step 1: Understand the problem. You are tasked with finding the compositions of two functions, f(x) = 2x and g(x) = x + 7. Specifically, you need to compute (f ∘ g)(x), (g ∘ f)(x), (f ∘ g)(2), and (g ∘ f)(2). The symbol ∘ represents function composition, meaning you substitute one function into the other.
Step 2: To find (f ∘ g)(x), substitute g(x) into f(x). This means replacing the input of f(x) with g(x). Start with f(x) = 2x, and replace x with g(x) = x + 7. The result is f(g(x)) = 2(x + 7). Simplify this expression.
Step 3: To find (g ∘ f)(x), substitute f(x) into g(x). This means replacing the input of g(x) with f(x). Start with g(x) = x + 7, and replace x with f(x) = 2x. The result is g(f(x)) = 2x + 7. Simplify this expression.
Step 4: To find (f ∘ g)(2), use the expression for (f ∘ g)(x) that you derived in Step 2. Substitute x = 2 into the expression f(g(x)) = 2(x + 7). Simplify the result.
Step 5: To find (g ∘ f)(2), use the expression for (g ∘ f)(x) that you derived in Step 3. Substitute x = 2 into the expression g(f(x)) = 2x + 7. Simplify the result.

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