Question

Barrett works at an ice cream shop. The function f(x) represents the amount of money Barrett earns per gallon of ice cream, where x is the number of gallons of ice cream he makes. The function g(x) represents the number of gallons of ice cream Barrett makes per hour, where x is the number of hours he works. Show all work to find f(g(x)), and explain what f(g(x)) represents.
f(x) = $2x^{2}$ + 4
g(x) = $\sqrt{3x^{3}$

Answer 1

The value of $f(g(x))$ is $6x^{3} +4$

Explanation:

The function $f(x)$ is given by

$f(x)=2x^{2} +4$

The function $g(x)$ is given by

$g(x)=\sqrt{3x^{3} }$

To determine the value of $f(g(x))$, let us first substitute the value of $g(x)$.

Thus, we get,

$f(g(x))=f(\sqrt{3x^{3} } )$

Now, substituting for $x=\sqrt{3x^{3} }$ in the function $f(x)$, we get,

$f(g(x))=2(\sqrt{3x^{3} } )^2+4$

Simplifying, the expression, we get,

$f(g(x))=2({3x^{3} } )+4$

Multiplying the term within the bracket, we have,

$f(g(x))=6x^{3} +4$

Thus, the value of $f(g(x))$ is $6x^{3} +4$

Hence, the value of $f(g(x))$ represents the total amount of money that Barrett earns for working x hours.