Question

Given that f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = the quantity of 3x minus 1, divided by 2, solve for g(f(3))

Answer 1

10 would be the answer if you solved this equation.

Answer 2

Hello,
This is a composition problem. To solve problems like this we have to solve for the first expression (f(3) in this case) then plug the result of that into the 2nd function (g(x) in this case). So first let's find what
`f(3)` is. We know that
`f(x)=2x+1`. Now let's substitute 3 in for x:
`f(x)=2(3)+1`. Simplifying we get,
`f(x)=7`. So we know
`f(3)=7`. So now we need to find
`g(7)`. We know
`g(x)` is
`g(x)= (3x-1)/(2)`. Now we can substitute 7 for x:
`g(x)= (3(7)-1)/(2)`. Simplifying we get
`g(x)=10`. Therefore,
`g(f(3))=10`. If you have questions let me know ;-).