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Ch. 2 - Graphs and Functions
Lial - College Algebra 13th Edition
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3장, 문제 86

Given functions f and g, find (a)(ƒ∘g)(x) and its domain, and (b)(g∘ƒ)(x) and its domain. ƒ(x)=√x, g(x)=3/(x+6)

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Step 1: Understand the composition of functions. For (ƒ∘g)(x), this means ƒ(g(x)), which is the function ƒ applied to the output of g(x). Similarly, for (g∘ƒ)(x), this means g(ƒ(x)).
Step 2: Find (ƒ∘g)(x) by substituting g(x) into ƒ. Since ƒ(x) = \(\sqrt{x}\), replace x with g(x) = \(\frac{3}{x+6}\), so (ƒ∘g)(x) = \(\sqrt{\frac{3}{x+6}\)}.
Step 3: Determine the domain of (ƒ∘g)(x). The expression inside the square root must be greater than or equal to zero, so set \(\frac{3}{x+6}\) \(\geq\) 0 and solve for x, also considering that the denominator x+6 \(\neq\) 0.
Step 4: Find (g∘ƒ)(x) by substituting ƒ(x) into g. Since g(x) = \(\frac{3}{x+6}\), replace x with \(\sqrt{x}\), so (g∘ƒ)(x) = \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{x}\) + 6}.
Step 5: Determine the domain of (g∘ƒ)(x). First, the expression inside the square root, x, must be \(\geq\) 0. Also, the denominator \(\sqrt{x}\) + 6 \(\neq\) 0, which is always true since \(\sqrt{x}\) \(\geq\) 0 and 6 > 0, so no additional restrictions from the denominator.

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Function Composition

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