We are given the following functions:
We are asked to determine the following composition of functions:
This composition is equivalent to the following:
This means that we will substitute the function q(x) for the value of "x" in the function r(x), like this:
Now, we add like terms:
Now, since we are asked about the composition when x = 7 we will substitute the values of "x = 7" in the resulting function:
Now, we solve the operations:
Therefore, the value of the composition of function at "x = 7" is 8. We can use the same procedure to determine the composition of q and r.