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Composition of Functions Worksheet

F(x) = x. Substitute 4 for x for the function. Simplify. A word on notation f g (4) is another way of expressing f ( g 4). Practice Problems evaluate each composition below 1. If 2. If 3. If 4. If 5. If 6. If 7. If 8. If 9. If 10. If 11. If 12. If 13. If 14. If 15. If 16. If 17. If 18. If 19. If 20. Does f(g(1)) = g(f(1)

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Composition of Functions Worksheet

F(x) = x. Substitute 4 for x for the function. Simplify. A word on notation f g (4) is another way of expressing f ( g 4). Practice Problems evaluate each composition below 1. If 2. If 3. If 4. If 5. If 6. If 7. If 8. If 9. If 10. If 11. If 12. If 13. If 14. If 15. If 16. If 17. If 18. If 19. If 20. Does f(g(1)) = g(f(1)

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I. Model Problems. II. Practice III. Challenge Problems IV. Answer Key

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Composition of Functions
I. Model Problems In this example we will evaluate a function for a given value of x. Example 1: If and , find . Substitute 4 for x for the function . Simplify.

Substitute 48 for x for the function

. Simplify.

Answer:

A word on notation

f g (4) is another way of expressing f ( g (4))

Practice Problems start on the next page

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II. Practice Problems Evaluate each composition below 1. If 2. If 3. If 4. If 5. If 6. If 7. If 8. If 9. If 10. If 11. If 12. If 13. If 14. If 15. If 16. If 17. If 18. If 19. If 20. If , , and and and and and and , and , and , find and and and and and and and and and and and and , find , find g f (6) , find , find . .

1 , find g h . 3
, find , find f g (10) . , find g f (10) . , find , find . . .

, find g h(4) . , find , find f g (7) . , find , find , find h g (4) . , find . , find g h(3) . , find . . . . .

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21. Are compositions commutative? Commutative means that order does not matter. Multiplication is commutative because 2*3 = 3*2. In either case, we get 6 Does f(g(x)) = g(f(x))? If youre stuck, try some specific examples with the functions below. Does f(g(1)) = g(f(1))? f(x) = x2 +1 g(x) = 3x

Challenge Problems 1. If . 2. If and , find . and , find the domain and range of , ,and

3. Find the error in the students work for the following problem: If and , find .

4. Two functions are inverses of each other if , find its inverse

and

. If

5. A toy manufacturer has a new product to sell. The number of units to be sold, x, is a function of the price p: number of units sold: price, p. . The revenue earned is a function of the . Find the function for revenue in terms of

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IV. Answer Key 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. no solution 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. No, compositions are not commutative Challenge Problems 1. : :

2. 3. The student multiplied rather than find the composite of the functions. 4. 5.

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