Composite Functions

Rarely Tested

Consider two functions f(x) and g(x).
Definition:
Composition is the application of one function to the output of another.
Notation: fog(x)=f(g(x))
1. Function g processes input x.
2. Resulting value g(x) becomes the input for outer function f.

Example: What is f(g(x)) if f(x)=$$x^2+5$$ and g(x)=2x+3.
Sol. g(x)=2x+3
        f(g(x))=f(2x+3)=$$(2x+3)^2+5$$=$$4x^2+12x+14$$

Question 1

If $$f(x)=x^{2}-7x$$ and $$g(x)=x+3$$, then the minimum value of $$f(g(x))-3x$$ is:

Question 2

Suppose for all integers x, there are two functions f and g such that $$f(x) + f (x - 1) - 1 = 0$$ and $$g(x ) = x^{2}$$. If $$f\left(x^{2} - x \right) = 5$$, then the value of the sum f(g(5)) + g(f(5)) is

Question 3

Let r be a real number and $$f(x) = \begin{cases}2x -r & ifx \geq r\\ r &ifx < r\end{cases}$$. Then, the equation $$f(x) = f(f(x))$$ holds for all real values of $$x$$ where

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