To determine if two functions are inverses of each other, we need to check if their compositions [tex]\( F(G(x)) \)[/tex] and [tex]\( G(F(x)) \)[/tex] both simplify to [tex]\( x \)[/tex].
Given the functions:
[tex]\[
F(x) = \sqrt{x} + 3
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[tex]\[
G(x) = (x - 3)^2
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Step-by-step solution:
1. Compute the composition [tex]\( F(G(x)) \)[/tex]:
[tex]\( G(x) = (x - 3)^2 \)[/tex]
Now substitute [tex]\( G(x) \)[/tex] into [tex]\( F(x) \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
F(G(x)) = F((x - 3)^2) = \sqrt{(x - 3)^2} + 3
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Since [tex]\(\sqrt{(x - 3)^2} \)[/tex] is [tex]\(|x - 3|\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
F(G(x)) = |x - 3| + 3
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For [tex]\( x \geq 3 \)[/tex], [tex]\(|x - 3| = x - 3\)[/tex], so:
[tex]\[
F(G(x)) = x - 3 + 3 = x
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For [tex]\( x < 3 \)[/tex], [tex]\(|x - 3| = -(x - 3) = 3 - x\)[/tex], so:
[tex]\[
F(G(x)) = 3 - x + 3 = 6 - x
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Therefore:
[tex]\[
F(G(x)) = |x - 3| + 3
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2. Compute the composition [tex]\( G(F(x)) \)[/tex]:
[tex]\( F(x) = \sqrt{x} + 3 \)[/tex]
Now substitute [tex]\( F(x) \)[/tex] into [tex]\( G(x) \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
G(F(x)) = G(\sqrt{x} + 3) = (\sqrt{x} + 3 - 3)^2
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Simplifying inside the parentheses:
[tex]\[
G(F(x)) = (\sqrt{x})^2
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Which simplifies to:
[tex]\[
G(F(x)) = x
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From the compositions, we observe the following:
[tex]\[
F(G(x)) = |x - 3| + 3 \quad \text{and} \quad G(F(x)) = x
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Since [tex]\( F(G(x)) \neq x \)[/tex] for all [tex]\( x \)[/tex] (specifically because of the absolute value operation), the composition [tex]\( F(G(x)) \)[/tex] does not result in [tex]\( x \)[/tex] consistently.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
[tex]\[
\text{A. No, because the composition does not result in an answer of } x.
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