If #g(a) = -4a-4# and #h(a) = 2a+3#, what is #(g*h)(0)#?

1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018

# (g*h)(0) = -16 #

Explanation:

We have:

# g(a) = -4a-4#
#h(a) = 2a+3#

And so:

# (g*h)(0) = g(h(0)) #

Now:

# h(0) = 0 + 3 = 3#

Thus:

# (g*h)(0) = g(3) #
# \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = -4*3-4 #
# \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = -12-4 #
# \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = -16 #