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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 57ab

Find a. (fog) (x) b. (go f) (x) f(x) = x²+2, g(x) = x² – 2

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Step 1: Understand the problem. You are tasked with finding two compositions of functions: (f ∘ g)(x) and (g ∘ f)(x). This means you need to substitute one function into the other. The given functions are f(x) = x² + 2 and g(x) = x² - 2.
Step 2: To find (f ∘ g)(x), substitute g(x) into f(x). This means replacing every instance of 'x' in f(x) with the expression for g(x). Start with f(x) = x² + 2, and replace 'x' with g(x) = x² - 2. The resulting expression will be f(g(x)) = ((x² - 2)²) + 2.
Step 3: Simplify the expression for f(g(x)). Expand (x² - 2)² using the formula (a - b)² = a² - 2ab + b². This gives (x² - 2)² = x⁴ - 4x² + 4. Substitute this back into f(g(x)) to get f(g(x)) = x⁴ - 4x² + 4 + 2.
Step 4: To find (g ∘ f)(x), substitute f(x) into g(x). This means replacing every instance of 'x' in g(x) with the expression for f(x). Start with g(x) = x² - 2, and replace 'x' with f(x) = x² + 2. The resulting expression will be g(f(x)) = ((x² + 2)²) - 2.
Step 5: Simplify the expression for g(f(x)). Expand (x² + 2)² using the formula (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b². This gives (x² + 2)² = x⁴ + 4x² + 4. Substitute this back into g(f(x)) to get g(f(x)) = x⁴ + 4x² + 4 - 2.

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