Solution Sheet

1.

f g(x) = f (x + 1) g (x) = x + 1
= (x + 1) + 5 f (x) = x + 5
=x+1+5
=x+6

2.

gf (x) = g (cos x) f (x) = cos x

= sin cos x g (x) = sin x

3.

gf (x) = g (tan x) f (x) = tan x

4
= tan x g (x) = x4

4.

f g(x) = f x4 g (x) = x4

= x12 f (x) = x3

5.

f g(x) = f (x + 3) g (x) = x + 3
= (x + 3) + 3 f (x) = x + 3
=x+3+3
=x+6

6.

gf (x) = g x2 f (x) = x2

= x2 + 2 g (x) = x + 2

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7.

f g(x) = f (x − 4) g (x) = x − 4
=x−4+7 f (x) = x + 7
=x+3

8.

gf (x) = g (cos x) f (x) = cos x

4
= cos x g (x) = x4

9.

gf (x) = g (x − 6) f (x) = x − 6
=x−6−4 g (x) = x − 4
= x − 10

10.

gf (x) = g x2 f (x) = x2

= sin x2 g (x) = sin x

11.

hgf (x) = hg (sin x) f (x) = sin x

= h (sin x − 10) g (x) = x − 10
= sin x − 10 − 1 h (x) = x − 1
= sin x − 11

12.

gf h(x) = gf x3 h (x) = x3

= g x3 − 3


f (x) = x − 3
3
=x −3−8 g (x) = x − 8
3
= x − 11

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13.

f gh(x) = f g x4 h (x) = x4

= f x16 g (x) = x4

= tan x16 f (x) = tan x

14.

hgf (x) = hg (x − 1) f (x) = x − 1

= h (x − 1 − 10) g (x) = x − 10
= h (x − 11)
= x − 11 − 9 h (x) = x − 9
= x − 20

15.

f gh(x) = f g (x + 10) h (x) = x + 10

= f ((x + 10) − 8) g (x) = x − 8
= f (x + 10 − 8)
= f (x + 2)
= (x + 2) + 6 f (x) = x + 6
=x+2+6
=x+8

16.

gf h(x) = gf (cos x) h (x) = cos x

= g (cos x − 8) f (x) = x − 8
= cos x − 8 − 5 g (x) = x − 5
= cos x − 13

17.

f gh(x) = f g (x) h (x) = x

= f (tan x) g (x) = tan x
4
= tan x f (x) = x4

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f gh(x) = f g x2 h (x) = x2

2


= f sin x g (x) = sin x
3 2
= sin x f (x) = x3

19.

f hg(x) = f h (cos x) g (x) = cos x

= f cos3 x h (x) = x3

= tan cos3 x f (x) = tan x

20.

gf h(x) = gf (x − 8) h (x) = x − 8
= g (x − 8 + 8) f (x) = x + 8
= g (x)
=x+9 g (x) = x + 9

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