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Worksheet Composition and Decomposition

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Let \(f(x) = {\sqrt{x}-9}\) and \(g(x) = {x^{2}+7}\text{.}\)
Hint.
For any input  \(x\)  and functions  \(f\)  and  \(g\text{,}\)  this action defines a composite function, which we write as \(f \circ g\)  such that
\(\displaystyle{(f\circ g)(x) = f(g(x))}\)
The domain of the composite function  \(f\circ g\)  is all  \(x\)  such that  \(x\)  is in the domain of  \(g\)  and  \(g(x)\)  is in the domain of  \(f\text{.}\)
Answer 1.
\(\sqrt{x^{2}+7}-9\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(\sqrt{x}-9\right)^{2}+7\)

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