Problem

Simplify your answers as much as possible.
(Assume that your expressions are defined for all $x$ in the domain of the composition. You do not have to indicate the domain.)
(a)
\[
\begin{array}{l}
f(x)=\frac{1}{3 x}, x \neq 0 \\
g(x)=\frac{1}{3 x}, x \neq 0 \\
f(g(x))=\square \\
g(f(x))=\square
\end{array}
\]
$f$ and $g$ are inverses of each other
$f$ and $g$ are not inverses of each other.
(b) $f(x)=x+4$
\[
\begin{array}{l}
g(x)=x+4 \\
f(g(x))=\square \\
g(f(x))=\square
\end{array}
\]
$f$ and $g$ are inverses of each other
$f$ and $g$ are not inverses of each other

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Since \(f(g(x)) = g(f(x)) = x + 8\), which is not equal to x, f and g are not inverses of each other. \(\boxed{f \text{ and } g \text{ are not inverses of each other}}\)

Steps

Step 1 :First, we need to find f(g(x)) and g(f(x)).

Step 2 :For f(g(x)), we substitute g(x) into f(x), so we get: \(f(g(x)) = f(\frac{1}{3x}) = \frac{1}{3*(\frac{1}{3x})} = x\)

Step 3 :For g(f(x)), we substitute f(x) into g(x), so we get: \(g(f(x)) = g(\frac{1}{3x}) = \frac{1}{3*(\frac{1}{3x})} = x\)

Step 4 :Since \(f(g(x)) = g(f(x)) = x\), f and g are inverses of each other. \(\boxed{f \text{ and } g \text{ are inverses of each other}}\)

Step 5 :For f(g(x)), we substitute g(x) into f(x), so we get: \(f(g(x)) = f(x+4) = (x+4) + 4 = x + 8\)

Step 6 :For g(f(x)), we substitute f(x) into g(x), so we get: \(g(f(x)) = g(x+4) = (x+4) + 4 = x + 8\)

Step 7 :Since \(f(g(x)) = g(f(x)) = x + 8\), which is not equal to x, f and g are not inverses of each other. \(\boxed{f \text{ and } g \text{ are not inverses of each other}}\)

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