(fog)(x) = 5x² - 15x + 61
Explanation:The given functions are:
f(x) = 5x + 1
g(x) = x² - 3x + 12
(fog)(x) = f(g(x))
This means that we are substituting g(x) into f(x)
(fog)(x) = 5(x² - 3x + 12) + 1
(fog)(x) = 5x² - 15x + 60 + 1
This can be further simplified as:
(fog)(x) = 5x² - 15x + 61
