1.3 - Function Operations & Composition of Functions
1.3 - Function Operations & Composition of Functions
Notes 1.3
Function
Operations
A relation is a set of ordered pairs or a rule
that produces one or more output numbers
for every valid input number.
(every x has at least one y)
(4,4)
(-3,3)
(1,1)
(1,-2)
D: (−∞, ∞) D: [−𝟓]
R: [𝟒] R: (−∞, ∞)
This is a
vertical line
This is a
horizontal line
f(x) – g(x)
(f-g)(x) = ____________________
f(x) g(x)
(fg)(x) = ____________________
æfö f(x )
ç ÷ (x) = g(x )
ègø
Ex. 1
f(x) = x − 3 x − 5 and g(x) = x + 2
2
Given
x − 4x − 7
2
Find (f - g)(x) = ____________________
(x 2
)
− 3x − 5 − (x + 2)
(x 2
− 3x − 5) + (− x − 2)
Sub 2 for x !
− 11
Find (f - g)(2) = ______
Ex. 2
Given f(x) = x + 1 and g(x) = x − 1
x 2
− 1
Find (f•g)(x) = _____________
(x + 1)(x − 1)
x −1
2
Sub -3 for x !
8
Find (f•g)(-3) = _______
Ex. 3
Let 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖 and 𝒈 𝒙 =𝒙−𝟑
Find 𝒇 + 𝒈 and 𝒇−𝒈
(f + g)(x) = 2x2 + x + 5
(f – g)(x) = 2x2 – x + 11
Ex. 4 Given 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟓
and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟖
𝒇
Find (𝟓)
𝒈
𝒇 𝒇(𝟓)
𝟓 =
𝒈 𝒈(𝟓)
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟓
𝒇 𝟓 = 𝟐(𝟓) − 𝟓 𝒇 𝟓
𝒇 𝟓 =𝟓 𝟓 =
𝒈 𝟐𝟑
𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟖
𝒈 𝟓 = 𝟑(𝟓) + 𝟖
𝒈 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟑
Ex. 5 Given f(x) = 6x and g(x) = 2x
𝒇
𝒇 3 ( )(x) = 3
Find ( )(x) = _____________ g
g
𝒇 𝟔𝒙 y=3
( )(x) = Horizontal
g 𝟐𝒙 Line
𝒇 All y’s = 3
Find ( )(4) 3
= ______ no matter
𝒈 what x
Notes 1.3
Composition of
Functions
Composition of Functions involves substituting one
function into another function anywhere you see that
variable.
Two ways to write composition of functions:
(𝒇 ∘ 𝒈)(𝒙) 𝒇(𝒈 𝒙 )
The 2nd function becomes
the inside function
x 2
+ x − 7
Find f(g(x)) = _______________
𝑓 𝑥 + 2 = (x + 2) − 3(x + 2) − 5
2
Sub 2 for x !
−1
Find (f◦g)(2) = _____
= (𝟐)𝟐 + 𝟐 − 𝟕
=𝟒+𝟐−𝟕
2x 1
Ex. 4 Given f(x) = 3
and g(x) = 2
x
4x
Find f(f(x)) = _________
9
𝟐𝒙 𝟐𝒙 𝟒𝒙
𝟐 𝟑 𝟒𝒙 𝟑 𝟒𝒙 𝟏
𝒇 = 𝟑 = = ÷ = ⦁
𝟑 𝟑 𝟑 𝟏 𝟑 𝟑
𝟑
Sub 3 for x ! 4
Find (f◦f)(3) = ________
3
4(3) 12
= =
9 9