Homework
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(1): see Nancy's solution
- sgn(x)f(x) means multiplication, not composition
- students were good at noting that sgn(x) is not defined at x=0
- In part (a) many students knew (somehow...) that when x<0, the graph f(x) was reflected across the x-axis, but most didn't give sufficient explanation.
- In part (b), most students assumed that f(x) was negative when x was, and f(x) was positive when x was. I don't know where this assumption came from, but you should solve the problem in general for any f(x).
- In both parts, pictures are very helpful in understanding the problem youself, as well as explaining it to me.
(2): see Tomoko's solution
- I wanted to see an explicit counter-example.
- Pictures are fine, but I wanted to see f, g, and fg. Many students showed a single graph of something, without explanation, and called it a counter-example.
(3): see Nancy's solution
- (a) was done very well by all students
- (b) was mostly good, but students neglected to give the domain they were equal on.
- (c) most students noted that sqrt(x)=f(x) is not defined for x<0, but only a few students noted that sqrt(x^2)=g o f (x) is actually equal to |x|, not x.
