Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.2 - Combining Functions; Shifting and Scaling Graphs - Exercises 1.2 - Page 19: 14

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(a) $f(g(x))=|g(x)|=|\frac{1}{x-1}|$ (b) $f(g(x))=\frac{g(x)-1}{g(x)}=\frac{x}{x+1}$, thus $xg(x)=xg(x)+g(x)-x-1$ which gives $g(x)=x+1$ (c) $f(g(x))=\sqrt {g(x)}=|x|$, we have $g(x)=|x|^2=x^2$ (d) $f(g(x))=f(\sqrt x)=|x|=|(\sqrt x)^2|$, thus $f(x)=|x^2|=x^2$
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