Solution
Related Formula
g(f(x)) = 3(f(x))² + 2f(x) - 3Core Logic
First, evaluate g(2):
g(2) = 3(2)² + 2(2) - 3 = 12 + 4 - 3 = 13We need to find f(g(2)) = f(13).
Given the composite function relation:
4g(f(x)) = 3x² - 32x + 72Substitute g(t) expansion:
4[3(f(x))² + 2f(x) - 3] = 3x² - 32x + 72Let f(x) = t:
12t² + 8t - 12 = 3x² - 32x + 72 12t² + 8t - (3x² - 32x + 84) = 0Step 1: Solve for f(x)
Using the quadratic formula for t:
t = f(x) = -8 ± √(64 - 4(12)(-(3x² - 32x + 84)))24 f(x) = -8 ± √(64 + 48(3x² - 32x + 84))24 f(x) = (-8 ± 4(3x - 16))/(24)Since f(0) = -3:
f(0) = (-8 ± 4(-16))/(24) = (-8 ± (-64))/(24)Choosing the positive sign gives (-8 - 64)/(24) = -3, so we take the positive sign branch (where the inner term was 3x-16, wait, +4(3x-16) with x=0 is -64. So + sign works).
f(x) = (-8 + 4(3x - 16))/(24)Step 2: Final Calculation
Evaluate f(13):
f(13) = (-8 + 4(3(13) - 16))/(24) = (-8 + 4(23))/(24) f(13) = (-8 + 92)/(24) = (84)/(24) = (7)/(2)Pattern Recognition
Composite equations resolving to quadratics in f(x) typically require boundary conditions (like f(0)=-3) to eliminate the ± ambiguity from the quadratic formula.
Chapter Mix
Class 11 Mathematics: Functions Class 11 Mathematics: Quadratic Equations