Al 2. Section 7.7 Operations on Functions Objective: •
Find the sum, difference, product, and quotient of Functions
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Find the composition of functions
1) If f and g are functions and x is in the domain of each function, then Sum
Difference
( f + g)(x) = f (x) + g(x) Product
( fg)(x) = f (x) ! g(x)
( f ! g)(x) = f (x) ! g(x)
Quotient ( f / g)(x) = f (x) / g(x), provided g(x) ! 0
Example 1: Given that f ( x ) = x 2 ! 3x + 1 and g ( x ) = 2x + 3 , find each of the following. a) (f + g)(x) b) (f - g)(x) c) ( fg)(x) = d) ( f / g)(x) =
Example 2:Given that f(x) = x2-1 and g(x) = 2x + 5, find each of the following. a) (f + g)(x) b) (f ! g)(x) c) (f/g)(x) 2) The Composition of Functions The composition of functions occurs when a function is performed, and then a second function is performed on the result of the first.
The composite function f !g, is defined as ( f !g )( x ) = f ( g ( x )) , where x is in the domain of g and g(x) is in the domain of f. Range of g is a subset of the domain of f.