University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Combining Functions; Shifting and Scaling Graphs - Exercises - Page 19: 11

Answer

$a.\quad f\circ g$ $b.\quad j\circ g$ $c.\quad g\circ g$ $d.\quad j\circ j$ $e.\quad g\circ h\circ f$ $f.\quad h\circ j\circ f$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x-3$ $g(x)=\sqrt{x}$ $h(x)=x^3$ $j(x)=2x$ $a.\quad f(g(x))=f(\sqrt{x})=\sqrt{x}-3$ $b.\quad j(g(x))=j(\sqrt{x})=2\sqrt{x}$ $c.\quad g(g(x))=g(x^{\frac{1}{2}})$ $=(x^{\frac{1}{2}})^{\frac{1}{2}}=x^{\frac{1}{4}}$ $d.\quad j(j(x))=j(2x)=2(2x)=4x$ $e.\quad g(h(f(x)))=g(h(x-3))=g((x-3)^3)$ $=\sqrt{(x-3)^3}$ $f.\quad h(j(f(x)))=h(j(x-3))=h(2x-6)$ $=(2x-6)^3$
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