Question

Given the function h(x), determine the functions which correctly decompose h(x) into component functions f(x) and g(x) so that h(x) = f(g(x)).
$\tex h(x) = \sqrt{7x+2} - 10$

Answer 1

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$\large\boxed{g(x) = 7x + 2\text{ , } f(x) = \sqrt{x} - 10}$

$\text{h(x) = f(g(x)), so determine what g(x) was substituted into f(x):}\\\\\text{Given the equation } h(x) = \sqrt{7x +2}- 10:\\\\\text{In the part of the equation with a variable, we see that "7x + 2" is in a square root:}$

$\text{Therefore, we can say that g(x) = 7x + 2:}\\\\\text{If h(x) = f(7x + 2), then f(x) must be:}\\\\f(x) = \sqrt{x} - 10$

$\text{The respective functions would be:}\\\\g(x) = 7x + 2\\\\f(x) = \sqrt{x} - 10$