Given f(x)=2x^2+11x-21 and g(x)=2x-3 how do you determine y=f(g(x))?

1 Answer
Apr 30, 2018

= 8x^2 -2x - 36

Explanation:

f(x) = 2x^2 + 11X -21
g(x) = 2x - 3

Substitute the value of g(x) into the f(x) function .
f(g(x)) = 2(2x -3)^2 +11(2x - 3) -21

= 2( 4x^2 -12x + 9) + (22x - 33) -21

= ( 8x^2 -24x + 18) + (22x - 33) -21

= 8x^2 -24x + 22x - 33 -21+ 18

= 8x^2 -2x - 36