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Given: g(x)= 1/x+2 and h(x)=3x

Check all the restrictions on the domain of gOh

x ≠ 0

x ≠ -2

x ≠ -two-thirds

There are no restrictions.

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Answer:

(c) x ≠ -2/3

Explanation:

You want to know the domain restrictions on (g∘h)(x), given g(x) = 1/(x+2) and h(x) = 3x.

Composition

The function h(x) is defined for all x.

The composite function (g∘h)(x) is ...

(g∘h)(x) = g(h(x)) = 1/(3x +2)

This function is undefined where the denominator is zero:

3x +2 = 0 ⇒ x = -2/3

The domain must exclude values of x where the function is undefined.

The restriction on the domain of (g∘h)(x) is x ≠ -2/3, choice C.

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Additional comment

The function g(x) is written as (1/x) +2. If that is the intended definition of g(x), then the only domain restriction is x ≠ 0, choice A.

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