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If f(x) = x+7 and g(x)=1/x what is (f o g)(x)?

If f(x) = x+7 and g(x)=1/x what is (f o g)(x)?-example-1

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For this case we have the following functions:


f (x) = x + 7\\g (x) = \frac {1} {x}

We must find
(f_ {0} g) (x):

By definition:


(f_ {0} g) (x) = f (g (x))

So, evaluating g(x) in f(x) we have:


(f_ {0} g) (x) = f (g (x)) = \frac {1} {x} +7

ANswer:


\frac {1} {x} +7

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