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Use the pair of functions to find f(g(x)) and g(f(x)). Simplify your answer

Use the pair of functions to find f(g(x)) and g(f(x)). Simplify your answer-example-1
User Heeryu
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The two compositions are:

  • f(g(x)) =√( x² + 3) + 4
  • g(f(x)) = (√x + 4)² + 3

How to find the compositions?

Here we have the two functions:

f(x)= √x + 4

g(x) = x² + 3

The compositions mean that we need to evaluate one function into the other, for the first one we will get:

f(g(x)) = √g(x) + 4

= √( x² + 3) + 4

The other composition is:

g(f(x)) = f(x)² + 3

= (√x + 4)² + 3

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