Complete the following statements using m(x) = x² and n(x) = x – 3.

m(n(x)) = m(x – 3)
= (
x – 3
)²


n(m(x)) = n(x²)
= x² –



Because m(n(x)) is
n(m(x)), the composition of m and n is not commutative.

Therefore, function composition is not commutative.