Does anyone understand this? Find [f ○ (g ○ h)](2) if f(x) = 2x - 1, g(x) = 4x, and h(x) = x2+ 1. ??

2 Answers
Apr 3, 2018

color(blue)(3939

Explanation:

f@g@h<=>f(g(h(x)))fghf(g(h(x)))

Working from the inside out.

h(x)=x^2+1h(x)=x2+1 , g(x)=4xg(x)=4x

g(h(x))=4(h(x))=4(x^2+1)g(h(x))=4(h(x))=4(x2+1)

f(x)=2x-1f(x)=2x1

f(g(h(x))=2(g(h(x)))-1=2(4(x^2+1))-1f(g(h(x))=2(g(h(x)))1=2(4(x2+1))1

=2(4x^2+4)-1=8x^2+8-1=color(blue)(8x^2+7)=2(4x2+4)1=8x2+81=8x2+7

f(g(h(x)))(2)=8(2)^2+7=color(blue)(39f(g(h(x)))(2)=8(2)2+7=39

Apr 4, 2018

For a different approach, see below.

Explanation:

[f@(g@h)] (2) = f([g@h] (2))[f(gh)](2)=f([gh](2))

= f(g(h(2))=f(g(h(2))

We'll start by finding hh of 22.

We have h(x) = x^2+1h(x)=x2+1, so h(2) = 2^2+1=5h(2)=22+1=5.

Therefore,

f(g(color(red)(h(2))) = f(g(color(red)(5)))f(g(h(2))=f(g(5)).

Now find g(h(2))g(h(2)) which is the same as gg of 55,

Since g(x) = 4xg(x)=4x, we get g(5)=4(5)=20g(5)=4(5)=20.

So,

f(g(5)) = f(20)f(g(5))=f(20).

Finally, we'll find ff of 2020.

Since f(x) = 2x-1f(x)=2x1, we finish with

f(20) = 2(20)-1 = 39f(20)=2(20)1=39