Question

Two functions can be linked together by using the output of the first function

as the input of the second function. Which term describes this process?
A. Input/output
B. Relation
C. Domain
D. Composition

Answer 1

Answer: Option D, composition.

Explanation:

In a function f(x) = y

x is the input, and the set of the possible values of x is called the domain.

y is the output, and the possible values of y is called the range.

Now, if we have two functions:

f(x) = y

g(x) = y.

we can define the composition of functions as: using the output of one function as the input of the other function, we can write this as:

f( g(x)) or fog(x)

In words, first we evaluate the function g in the point x, and the output of that is used as the input for the function f.

Then, the correct option here is D, composition.