Mathematics A-Level
Domain of a composite function
What Domain of a composite function means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The set of x in the domain of g for which g(x) lies in the domain of f.
Topics that use Domain of a composite function
- Algebra and functions (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Algebraic division by linear expressions
- Amplitude
- Asymptote
- Comparing coefficients
- Completing the square
- Composite function
- Conjugate
- Discriminant
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