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Let f(x) = √(x + 5) and g(x) = x² - 4. Find the domain of f + g and the domain of f/g.

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Let $f(x) = \sqrt{x + 5}$ and $g(x) = x^2 - 4$ . Find the domain of $f + g$ and the domain of $\dfrac{f}{g}$ .

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$(g \circ f)(x) = g(f(x))$ : do $f$ first. The domain of $g \circ f$ holds the $x$ in the domain of $f$ whose $f(x)$ is in the domain of $g$ . Usually $g \circ f \neq f \circ g$ .

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Let f(x) = √(x + 5) and g(x) = x² - 4. Find the domain of f + g and the domain of f/g.

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