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OpenStudy (anonymous):

:/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@IMStuck

OpenStudy (imstuck):

I'm here! Let me look and we will do it together.

OpenStudy (imstuck):

Take your d function and wherever you see an x, replace that x with the whole c function, like this:

OpenStudy (imstuck):

c(x)=4x-2 d(x)=x^2+5x We want to find c(d(x)). The inner function is where you begin...ALWAYS. Wherever you see the x in the d function, replace it with the whole of the c function:\[(4x-2)^{2}+5(4x-2)\]

OpenStudy (imstuck):

The d function has an x squared, so replace the x with 4x-2 and then you have to square it. D also has a 5x in it. Replace the x with 4x-2 and you get 5(4x-3)

OpenStudy (imstuck):

(4x-2)(4x-2). Do that expansion first.

OpenStudy (imstuck):

That comes to\[16x ^{2}-16x+4\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

16x^2- 16x+4

OpenStudy (imstuck):

Now distribute the 5 into the 4x-2 to get...

OpenStudy (imstuck):

5(4x-2)=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

20x-10

OpenStudy (imstuck):

Good! Now we have this:

OpenStudy (imstuck):

\[16x ^{2}-16x+4+20x-10\]Combine all the like terms and what is the end result?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4x+250 >.<

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