Question

G(x)=x ^2 and f(x)=x-7 so what is g(f(4)​

Answer 1

Answer:  9

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Work Shown:

f(x) = x-7

f(4) = 4-7

f(4) = -3

We can see that f(4) and -3 are the same number. Because of this, we can replace f(4) with -3

This will have us go from g( f(4) ) to g( -3 )

Then we plug x = -3 into the g(x) function

g(x) = x^2

g(-3) = (-3)^2

g(-3) = 9 is the final answer

Again, since -3 and f(4) are the same thing, we can replace that '-3' in g(-3) to get

g( -3 ) = 9

g( f(4) ) = 9

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An alternative route:

g(x) = x^2

g( f(x) ) = ( f(x) )^2 .... replace every x with f(x)

g( f(x) ) = ( x-7 )^2 .... plug in f(x) = x-7 for the right hand side only

g( f(4) ) = ( 4-7 )^2 ... plug in x = 4

g( f(4) ) = (-3)^2

g( f(4) ) = 9

Answer 2

Answer:

I think the answer is 9