Evaluate functions for inputs in their domains

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Define $f(x)= -\frac{1}{x+1}$ and .

Evaluate $(f\circ g )(2)$ .

$- \frac{1}{5}$

CORRECT

$-\frac{1}{4}$

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0

$\frac{1}{3}$

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The expression is undefined.

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Explanation

By definition,

$(f\circ g )(2) = f(g(2))$ ,

so first, evaluate by substituting 2 for in :

$(f\circ g )(2) = f(4)$ ,

so evaluate through a similar substitution:

$f(x)= -\frac{1}{x+1}$

$f(4)= -\frac{1}{4+1} = - \frac{1}{5}$ ,

the correct response.

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Define functions and as follows:

$f(x)= \left\{\begin{matrix} x^{2} -2,&x< 0 \ x+ 3,& x \ge 0\end{matrix}\right.$

Evaluate $(f \circ g)(0)$ .

CORRECT

0

Undefined

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0

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Explanation

By definition, $(f \circ g)(0) = f(g(0))$ . Evaluate by substituting 0 for in the definition of :

$(f \circ g)(0) = f(g(0)) = f(4)$ , so substitute 4 for in the definition of . Since 4 satisfies the condition $x \ge 0$ , use the definition for those values:

,

the correct value.

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