If f(x) = -х3, g(x) = 3х2 – 1, and hx) = 2х + 5, what is the degree of [f ogo h](x)? 2
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6

D my love :  6

Find f(g(h(x))).

h(x)=2x+5

g(h(x)) = 3(2x+5)^2 -1     (substitute h(x) in)

f(g(h(x)))= -[3(2x+5)^2 -1]^3    (substitute g(h(x)) in)

Since it asks for the degree of the function, that means we must look for the variable with the highest degree. In this case, after distributing and simplifying out the last equation, we will find that the variable x has the highest degree of x^6, or 6.

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.