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Let f(x) = 3x² - 4x - 15 and g(x) = x - 3. Find (f ∘ g)(x) and determine the domain of the result.

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Final answer:

To find (f ∘ g)(x), substitute g(x) into f(x) and simplify the expression. The result is (f ∘ g)(x) = 3x² - 22x + 24. The domain of (f ∘ g)(x) is all real numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find (f ∘ g)(x), we need to substitute g(x) into f(x) and simplify the expression.

Substituting g(x) = x - 3 into f(x), we get:

(f ∘ g)(x) = f(g(x)) = f(x - 3)

= 3(x - 3)² - 4(x - 3) - 15

= 3(x² - 6x + 9) - 4x + 12 - 15

= 3x² - 18x + 27 - 4x - 3

= 3x² - 22x + 24

The domain of (f ∘ g)(x) is the same as the domain of g(x), which is all real numbers.

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