Answer: g(f(5)) = 352
Explanation:
The question being asked is the same as finding g(f(5)).
What this means is to find f(5), and then plug that value into g(x) as x and solve.
f(5) = 4(5) + 1 = 20 + 1 = 21
g(f(5)) = g(21) = 21^2 - 4(21) - 5 = 441 - 84 - 5 = 357 - 5 = 352
Note: You could also find g(f(x)), and then plug 5 in as x and solve.
Start by plugging f(x) into g(x) such that you get g(x = f(x))
g(f(x)) = (4x + 1)^2 - 4(4x + 1) - 5
Now, replace x with 5 and solve to get g(f(5)).
g(f(5)) = (4(5) + 1)^2 - 4(4(5) + 1) - 5 = 352