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A function f(x) is given as $$f\left(x\right)\ =\ 2x^2\ +\ 3x\ +\ 1$$ and function g(x) is given as $$g\left(x\right)\ =\ 3x\ +\ 1$$. What is the sum of all the real values of x where $$f\left(g\left(x\right)\right)\ =\ g\left(f\left(x\right)\right)$$?
Given that,
$$f\left(x\right)\ =\ 2x^2\ +\ 3x\ +\ 1$$
$$g\left(x\right)\ =\ 3x\ +\ 1$$
The value of $$f\left(g\left(x\right)\right)$$ is given as,
$$f\left(g\left(x\right)\right)\ =\ 2\left(3x\ +\ 1\right)^2\ +\ 3\left(3x\ +\ 1\right)\ +\ 1\ =\ 2\left(9x^2\ +\ 6x\ +\ 1\right)\ +\ 9x\ +\ 4\ =\ 18x^2\ +\ 21x\ +\ 6$$
$$g\left(f\left(x\right)\right)\ =\ 3\left(2x^2\ +\ 3x\ +\ 1\right)\ +\ 1\ =\ 6x^2\ +\ 9x\ +\ 4$$
Equating f(g(x)) and g(f(x)), we get,
$$18x^2\ +\ 21x\ +\ 6\ =\ 6x^2\ +\ 9x\ +\ 4$$
$$12x^2\ +\ 12x\ +\ 2\ =\ 0$$
We can see that D > 0 for the above equation, and the roots of the equation are real. So, the sum of all the possible values of x is given by,
Sum of the roots = $$-\dfrac{b}{a}$$ = $$-\dfrac{12}{12}$$ = $$-1$$
The correct answer is option D.
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