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Operations With Functions

The document discusses operations that can be performed on functions, including function composition and arithmetic operations. Function composition is defined as f(g)(x) = f(g(x)) and represents applying one function to the output of another. Arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can also be performed on functions pointwise. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts.

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Operations With Functions

The document discusses operations that can be performed on functions, including function composition and arithmetic operations. Function composition is defined as f(g)(x) = f(g(x)) and represents applying one function to the output of another. Arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can also be performed on functions pointwise. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts.

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Operations with Functions.

If f and g are two functions, a new function f(g), called the composition of g with f, is defined by

(f(g))(x) = f(g(x)).

x+1
For example, if f ( x )=x 3−1 and g ( x )= , then
x −1

The composition of two functions is the function obtained by applying one after the other. If f and g are
regarded as computing machines, then f (g) is the composite machine constructed by feeding the output
of g into the input of f.

Note: f (g) ≠ g (f).

Find (g (f)) (x).

Arithmetic Operation of Functions

If f and g are two real-valued functions, we can perform the usual arithmetic operations of
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Find 1. f(x) + g(x) 2. f(x) − g(x) 3. f(x) g(x) 4. f(x)/g(x)

The product function fg should not be confused with the composite function f (g).

Example:

Let f(x) = x5 and g(x) = x3.

The product af of an arbitrary real number a and real-valued function f. The product function is defined
by

(af)(x) = af(x).

Example 8. Let functions f and g be defined by f (x)= x−2and f (x)=g (x)=x 2−5 x +6. Draw the
graphs of f, g, 2f, and f + g.

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