3, 12, 22, 33, 45, 58, 72, ?

Step-by-step explanation:

So this is a quadratic sequence.

3, 12, 22, 33, 45, 58, 72

 9   10   11    12   13   14  

9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

 1    1    1    1    1

This means the next one must be 15 so

3, 12, 22, 33, 45, 58, 72, x

 9   10   11   12   13   14   15

x= 72+15

x= 87

for this pair of functions g(x)=x-2 and f(x)=|x| is (g o f)(a)= |a| -2

step-by-step explanation:

g(x)=x-2

f(x)=|x|

(g o f)(a)=?

(g o f)(x)=g(f(x))

(g o f)(x)=g(|x|)

(g o f)(x)=|x|-2

(g o f)(a)=|a|-2