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Suppose that the functions p and q are defined as follows.
HELP PLEASE

Suppose that the functions p and q are defined as follows. HELP PLEASE-example-1
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Answer:

25, 9

Explanation:

(p . q)(8) means do q first to 8 then do p to that, which is the same as writing p(q(8)). Then just plug the numbers in.

q(8)=√8+8=√16=4

p(4)=4^2+9=16+9=25

The second one is the opposite order but same reasoning.

p(8)=8^2+9=64+9=73

q(73)=√73+8=√81=9

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