How does this composite function simplify to 2(2^x) ?

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f(x)=2xand g(x)=2^x
Find the composite function of fg(x)
fg(x)
=f(g(x))
=f(2^x)
=2(2^x)

I don’t understand how this in turn equals to 2^(x+1)

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Never mind I got it
2^1 x 2^x = 2^(x+1)