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Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Let f : A → A and g : A → A,defined by f = {(1, 4), (2, 1), (3,3),(4, 2)} and g = {(1, 3), (2, 1), (3, 2), (4, 4)}.Find (i) gof (ii) fog (iii) fof.

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(i) gof 

To find: gof 

Formula used: g o f = g(f(x)) 

Given: f = {(1, 4), (2, 1), (3, 3), (4, 2)} and g = {(1, 3), (2, 1), (3, 2), (4, 4)} 

Solution: We have, 

gof(1) = g(f(1)) = g(4) = 4 

gof(2) = g(f(2)) = g(1) = 3 

gof(3) = g(f(3)) = g(3) = 2 

gof(4) = g(f(4)) = g(2) = 1 

g o f = {(1, 4), (2, 3), (3, 2), (4, 1)} 

(ii) fog 

To find: fog 

Formula used: fog = f(g(x)) 

Given: f = {(1, 4), (2, 1), (3, 3), (4, 2)} and g = {(1, 3), (2, 1), (3, 2), (4, 4)} 

Solution: We have, 

fog(1) = f(g(1)) = f(3) = 3 

fog(2) = f(g(2)) = f(1) = 4 

fog(3) = f(g(3)) = f(2) = 1 

fog(4) = f(g(4)) = f(4) = 2 

f o g = {(1, 3), (2, 4), (3, 1), (4, 2)} 

(iii) fof 

To find: fof 

Formula used: f o f = f(f(x)) 

Given: f = {(1, 4), (2, 1), (3, 3), (4, 2)} 

Solution: We have, 

fof(1) = f(f(1)) = f(4) = 2 

fof(2) = f(f(2)) = f(1) = 4 

fof(3) = f(f(3)) = f(3) = 3 

fof(4) = f(f(4)) = f(2) = 1 

fof = {(1, 2), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 1)}



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