Given f(x)=5x+2 and g(x)=3x2−4x, evaluate f(f(1))−g(g(2)).
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We have f(1)=5(1)+2=7, so f(f(1))=f(7)=5(7)+2=37. We have g(2)=3(2)2−4(2)=3(4)−8=4, so g(g(2))=g(4)=3(4)2−4(4)=3(16)−16=32. Combining these, we have f(f(1))−g(g(2))=37−32=5.