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G(a)=a^2-3 Find (g*g)(a)Potential answers:A) 4a+15 B) a^4-6a^2+6C) 9aD) 9a+4

User Mineko Kayui
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Given:


g(a)=a^4-3

The expression to calculate g(g(x)) is,


\begin{gathered} g(g(a))=(a^2-3)^2-3 \\ =a^4-2*3a+9-3 \\ =a^4-6a+6 \end{gathered}

Thus, the correct option is option B.

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