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: 57

Answer

$f\circ g, g\circ f$: $D=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x \ne 0, x\ne -1\}$ $f\circ f$: $D_{f\circ f}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x \ne -\frac{1}{2}, x\ne -1\}$, $g\circ g$: $D_{g\circ g}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x\ne 0\}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\frac{x}{x+1}$, $D_f=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x \ne -1\}$ $g(x)=\frac{1}{x}$, $D_g=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x\ne 0 \}$, $f(g(x))=\frac{1}{x+1}$, $D_{f\circ g}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x \ne 0, x\ne -1)\}$ $g(f(x))=\frac{x+1}{x}$, $D_{g\circ f}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x\ne 0, x\ne -1)\}$, $f(f(x))=\frac{x}{2x+1}$, $D_{f\circ f}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x\ne -\frac{1}{2}, x\ne -1\}$, $g(g(x))=x$, $D_{g\circ g}=\{x|x \in \mathbb{R}, x \ne 0\}$
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