Q. Given the definitions of f(x) and g(x) below, find the value of (g∘f)(−2).f(x)=x2−x−11g(x)=−2x−4Answer:
Understand Composition of Functions: Understand the composition of functions.The notation g@f)(x)meansthatwefirstapply$f to x, and then apply g to the result of f(x). This is also written as g(f(x)).
Calculate f(−2): Calculate f(−2).Substitute −2 into f(x) to get f(−2).f(−2)=(−2)2−(−2)−11f(−2)=4+2−11f(−2)=6−11f(−2)=−5
Calculate g(f(−2)): Calculate g(f(−2)).Now that we have f(−2), we substitute −5 into g(x) to get g(f(−2)).g(f(−2))=g(−5)g(−5)=−2(−5)−4g(−5)=10−4g(−5)=6
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