Solving (a)
The two functions we have are:
We are asked to find the composite function:
Step 1. The definition of a composite function is:
In this case:
This means to plug the g(x) expression into the value of x of the f(x) function.
Step 2. Substituitng g(x) as the value for x in f(x):
Simplifying:
Step 3. We also need to find the domain of this composite function.
The domain of a function is the possible values that the x-variable can take. In this case, there would be no issues with any x value that we plug as the x-value. Therefore, the domain is all real numbers.
The domain of fog is all real numbers.
Answer:
The domain of fog is all real numbers.