College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 2, Functions - Section 2.7 - Combining Functions - 2.7 Exercises - Page 253: 52

Answer

$f \circ g$: $D_{f\circ g}=\{x|x \geq 3\}$, $ g \circ f$: $D_{g\circ f}=\{x|x \in (-\infty, -\sqrt 3) \cup (\sqrt 3, \infty)\}$, $ f \circ f$: $D_{f\circ f}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R} \}$, $ g \circ g$: $D_{g\circ g}=\{x|x \geq 12\}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^2$, $D_f=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R} \}$ $g(x)=\sqrt {x-3}$, $D_g=\{x|x \geq 3 \}$, $f(g(x))=(\sqrt {x-3})^2=x-3$ $D_{f\circ g}=\{x|x \geq 3\}$ $g(f(x))=\sqrt {x^2-3}$ $D_{g\circ f}=\{x|x \in (-\infty, -\sqrt 3) \cup (\sqrt 3, \infty)\}$, $f(f(x))=(x^2)^2=x^4$ $D_{f\circ f}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R} \}$, $g(g(x))=\sqrt {\sqrt {x-3}-3}$ $\sqrt {x-3}-3\geq 0$ $\sqrt {x-3}\geq 3$ $x-3\geq 9$ $x\geq 12$ $D_{g\circ g}=\{x|x \geq 12\}$
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