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For the functions f(x)=4x17f(x) = |4x - 17| and g(x)=32xg(x) = 3 - 2x, what is the value of f(g(5))f(g(5))?

Cevap: 45

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The correct answer is 45.
Evaluating the inner function first yields g(5)=32(5)=7g(5) = 3 - 2(5) = -7. Substituting this result into the outer function gives f(7)=4(7)17=45=45f(-7) = |4(-7) - 17| = |-45| = 45.

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1
Evaluate the inner function g(5)g(5)
g(5)=32(5)=7g(5) = 3 - 2(5) = -7
In a composite function of the form f(g(x))f(g(x)), the inner function g(x)g(x) must be evaluated first at the given input.
2
Evaluate the outer function f(x)f(x) at the output of the inner function
f(7)=4(7)17=2817=45=45f(-7) = |4(-7) - 17| = |-28 - 17| = |-45| = 45
The output of the inner function, 7-7, becomes the input for the outer function f(x)f(x).

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