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Let


f(x) = {x}^(2) + x + 2
and

g(x) = 2 {x}^(2) + 5
Find f(g(x))

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User Venice
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Whatever is inside parentheses first [g(x)], is what you would evaluate first, then after that, you would substitute that answer into the f(x) function for EVERY "X" YOU SEE:

[2x² + 5]² + [2x² + 5] + 2

[2x² + 5]² + [2x² + 7]↓

This is your final answer. You get it?

User Kelvin Omereshone
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