Answer:
The possible values are a = -2.5 or a = 4.5.
Step-by-step explanation:
Composite function:
The composite function of f(x) and g(x) is given by:
[tex](f \circ g)(x) = f(g(x))[/tex]
In this case:
[tex]f(x) = 4x^2 - 8x - 20[/tex]
[tex]g(x) = 2x + a[/tex]
So
[tex](f \circ g)(x) = f(g(x)) = f(2x + a) = 4(2x + a)^2 - 8(2x + a) - 20 = 4(4x^2 + 4ax + a^2) - 16x - 8a - 20 = 16x^2 + 16ax + 4a^2 - 16x - 8a - 20 = 16x^2 +(16a-16)x + 4a^2 - 8a - 20[/tex]
Value of a so that the y-intercept of the graph of the composite function (fog)(x) is (0, 25).
This means that when [tex]x = 0, f(g(x)) = 25[/tex]. So
[tex]4a^2 - 8a - 20 = 25[/tex]
[tex]4a^2 - 8a - 45 = 0[/tex]
Solving a quadratic equation, by Bhaskara:
[tex]\Delta = (-8)^2 - 4(4)(-45) = 784[/tex]
[tex]x_{1} = \frac{-(-8) + \sqrt{784}}{2*(4)} = \frac{36}{8} = 4.5[/tex]
[tex]x_{2} = \frac{-(-8) - \sqrt{784}}{2*(4)} = -\frac{20}{8} = -2.5[/tex]
The possible values are a = -2.5 or a = 4.5.