Problem

For the functions $f(x)=\frac{4}{x-3}$ and $g(x)=\frac{13}{x}$, find the composition $f \circ g$ and simplify your answer as much as possible. Write the domain using interval notation.
\[
(f \circ g)(x)=\square
\]
Domain of $f \circ g: \square$

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Domain of \(f \circ g\): \(\boxed{(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \frac{13}{3}) \cup (\frac{13}{3}, \infty)}\)

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Step 1 :Given the functions \(f(x)=\frac{4}{x-3}\) and \(g(x)=\frac{13}{x}\), we are asked to find the composition \(f \circ g\) and simplify the answer as much as possible.

Step 2 :The composition of two functions, \(f(g(x))\), means that we substitute \(g(x)\) into \(f(x)\). So, we substitute \(g(x)\) into \(f(x)\) to get \(f(g(x))\).

Step 3 :Substituting \(g(x)\) into \(f(x)\), we get \(f(g(x)) = f(\frac{13}{x}) = \frac{4}{\frac{13}{x}-3}\).

Step 4 :Simplifying the above expression, we get \(f(g(x)) = -\frac{4x}{3x - 13}\).

Step 5 :The domain of a function is the set of all possible input values (x-values) which will output real numbers. To find the domain of the composition of two functions, we need to consider the domains of both the original functions and the composition.

Step 6 :The domain of a rational function is all real numbers except those that make the denominator equal to zero. So, we need to find the values of \(x\) that make \(3x - 13 = 0\).

Step 7 :Solving the equation \(3x - 13 = 0\), we find that \(x = \frac{13}{3}\).

Step 8 :Therefore, the domain of \(f(g(x))\) is all real numbers except \(\frac{13}{3}\).

Step 9 :Also, we need to consider the domain of \(g(x)\), which is all real numbers except \(0\).

Step 10 :So, the domain of \(f \circ g\) is all real numbers except \(0\) and \(\frac{13}{3}\).

Step 11 :Final Answer: \(\boxed{(f \circ g)(x) = -\frac{4x}{3x - 13}}\)

Step 12 :Domain of \(f \circ g\): \(\boxed{(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \frac{13}{3}) \cup (\frac{13}{3}, \infty)}\)

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