Operations on Functions

Operations Notation:
Sum: f ( x)  g ( x) or ( f  g )( x)
Difference: f ( x)  g ( x) or ( f  g )( x)
Product: f ( x)  g ( x) or ( f  g )( x)
Quotient: f ( x) / g ( x) or ( f / g )( x)
 Operations on Functions
Composite Function:
Combining a function within another
function. Written as follows:

f ( g ( x)) or ( f  g )( x)
Example 1 Add / Subtract Functions
2
f ( x)  3x  7 x g ( x)  2 x 2  x  1
( f  g )( x)
a) ( f  g )( x)
 f ( x)  g ( x)

 3x 2  7 x  2 x 2  x  1
 5x 2  6 x  1
Example 2 Add / Subtract Functions
2
f ( x)  3x  7 x g ( x)  2 x 2  x  1
( f  g )( x)
b) ( f  g )( x)
 f ( x)  g ( x)

 3x 2  7 x  (2 x 2  x  1)
 3x 2  7 x  2 x 2  x  1
 x 2  8x  1
Example 3 Multiply / Divide Functions
2
f ( x)  3 x  2 x  1 g ( x)  x  4
a) ( f  g )( x)
( f  g )( x)
 (3x 2  2 x  1)( x  4)
 3 x 3  2 x 2  x  12 x 2  8 x  4
 3x 3  14 x 2  9 x  4
Example 4 Multiply / Divide Functions
2
f ( x)  3 x  2 x  1 g ( x)  x  4
b) ( f / g )( x)
( f / g )( x)
3x 2  2 x  1

x4
4 3 2 1
12 40
3 10 41

41
3 x  10 
x4
Example 5 Evaluate Composites of Functions
f ( x)  3x 2  x  4 g ( x)  2 x  1 Recall: (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2

( f  g )( x) a) ( f  g )( x)
 f ( g ( x))
 f (2 x  1)
 3(2 x  1) 2  (2 x  1)  4
 3(4 x 2  4 x  1)  2 x  1  4
 12 x 2  12 x  3  2 x  5
 12 x 2  14 x  8
Example 6 Evaluate Composites of Functions
f ( x)  3x 2  x  4 g ( x)  2 x  1 Recall: (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2

( g  f )( x) b) ( g  f )( x)

 g ( f ( x))
 g (3x 2  x  4)

 2(3 x 2  x  4)  1
 6x2  2x  8 1
 6x2  2x  7
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