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algebra senior

Problem

has domain and range . has domain and is defined by . What is the sum of all possible values of ?
Solution
We are trying to find the range of the function . This means we take a number, input it into , take the output and use it as the input for , and find the output. We know that the domain of is , so for to be defined, must be one of the values . The possible values of are the range of , which is . The intersection of these two sets is , so only or can be the output of and thus the input of in the function . So the possible outputs from are and . Thus the sum of all possible outputs is .
Final answer
8