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Let f(x)=2-4x and g(x)=1/2x +3. Find f(g(x))

f(g(x)) = ?

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Answer:

f(g(x)) = -2x -10

Explanation:

You want to find f(g(x)) when f(x) = 2 -4x and g(x) = 1/2x +3.

Composition

The desired function of the function can be found using substitution for the argument in the usual way:

f(g(x)) = f(1/2x +3) = 2 -4(1/2x +3)

f(g(x)) = 2 -2x -12 . . . . . eliminate parentheses

f(g(x)) = -2x -10

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Additional comment

A function of a function is called a composition. This one can also be written using the ring operator.

f(g(x)) ⇔ (f∘g)(x)

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