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The functions r and s are defined as follows.r(x)=– 2x-2s(x)=x²+2Find the value of s (r(4)).s(r(4)) = 006ХŚ

The functions r and s are defined as follows.r(x)=– 2x-2s(x)=x²+2Find the value of-example-1
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The given functions are

r(x) = - 2x - 2

s(x) = x^2 + 2

To find s(r(4)), the first step is to substitute x = - 2x - 2 into s(x) = x^2 + 2. Thus, we have

s(r(x)) = (- 2x - 2)^2 + 2

s(r(x) = (- 2x - 2)(- 2x - 2) + 2

s(r(x) = 4x^2 + 4x + 4x + 4 + 2

s(r(x)) = 4x^2 + 8x + 6

Finally, we would substitute x = 4 into s(r(x) = 4x^2 + 8x + 2. Thus, we have

s(r(4)) = 4(4)^2 + 8(4) + 6

s(r(4)) = 64 + 32 + 6

s(r(4)) = 102

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