Functions Algebra
Functions Algebra
x2 0
x2
GE 1128
Domain ,2 2,
Range:
A. Find the domain and range and graph the
folowing functions
x2 4
f x
x2
f x
x 2x 2
1. f x 5 x 2 x2
f x x 2; x 2
Domain: ,
f x x 2
Range: ,5
f 2 2 2
Graph: f 2 4
Range: ,4 4,
Graph
2. f x 4 x 2
Domain: 2,2
Range: 0,2
4. f x
x 2
4 x 3
Graph: x x6
2
f x
x 2x 2x 3
x 2x 3
Domain: x 2,3
,2 2,3 3,
Range:
f x
x 2x 2x 3
x 2x 3
x2 4
3. f x
x2 f x x 2; x 2,3
Domain: f 2 2 2 f 3 3 2
f 2 4 f 3 1
Range: ,4 4,1 1,
6.
Graph: x 3 if x 5
f x 25 x 2 if 5 x 5
3 x if x5
Domain: ,
Range: ,2 0,5
5.
4 if x 2 Graph:
f x 1 if 2 x 2
3 if x2
Domain: ,
Range: 4 1 3
Graph:
B.Solve what is being ask.
e. g x h
1. g x 3x 2 4 g x h 3x h 4
2
3 x 2 2hx h 2 4
g x h 3x 2 6hx 3h 2 4
a. g 4
g 4 3 4 4
2
316 4
f. g x g h
48 4
g 4 44
g x g h 3x 2 4 3h 4
2
3x 4 3h 4
2
2
3x 2 4 3h 2 4
1
b. g g x g h 3x 2 3h 2
2
2
1 1
g 3 4
2 2 g x h g x
g. ;h 0
1 h
3 4
3
4
g x h g x 3 x h 4 3 x 2 4
2
4 h h
1
4
13
3 x 2hx h 2 4 3 x 2 4
2
g h
2 4
3 x 6hx 3h 2 4 3 x 2 4
2
h
6hx 3h 2
c. g x 2
h
h6 x 3h
4
g x2 3 x2
2
h
3x 4 4
g x h g x
6 x 3h
g x 3x 4
2 4
h
d. g 3x 2 4
g 3x 2 4 3 3x 2 4 4 2
39 x 4
24 x 2 16 4
27 x 72 x 48 4
4 2
g 3x 4 27 x 4 72 x 2 44
2
2. f x 2 x 2 1
a. f 2 e. f 2 x 2 1
f 2 2 2 1
2
f 2x 2 1 2 2x 2 1 1
2
24 1 24 x 2
4x 1 1
8 1 8x 2 8x 2 1
9
f 2 x 2 1 8x 2 8x 3
f 2 3
b. f 0
f x h f x
;h 0
f 0 20 1
2 f. h
20 1
f x h f x 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
0 1
h h
1 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
f 0 1
h 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
h 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
c. f 1
2 x 4hx 2h 1 2 x 1
2 2 2
f 1 21 1
2
h 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
21 1
4hx 2h 2
2 1
h 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
f 1 3
2h2 x h
h 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
4
d. f f x h f x 22 x h
7
h 2 x h 1 2 x 2 1
2
2
4 4
f 2 1
7 7
16
2 1
49
32
1
49
81
49
4 9
f
7 7
C. Determine the function and determine the
function
1. f x x 2 and g x x 2 2
c. f f x
a. f g x
f f x f f x
f g x f g x f x2
f x 2 2
f f x x2 2
x2 2 2
f g x x 2 4
Domain: 6,
Domain: ,2 2,
d. g g x
g g x g g x
b. g f x
g x2 2
g f x g f x
x2 2 2 2
g x2 x4 2x2 4 2
x2 2
2
g g x x 4 2 x 2 2
x22
g f x x 4
Domain: ,
Domain: ,2 2,
2. f x
1
and g x x
x
c. f f x
a. f g x
f f x f f x
f g x f g x 1
f
f x x
1 1
x 1
x
f g x
x
f f x x
x
Domain: 0, Domain: ,0 0,
b. g f x d. g g x
g f x g f x g g x g g x
1
g
g x
x x
1 g g x 4
x
x
1
x
Domain: 0,
g f x x
x
Domain: 0,
3. f x x 2 and g x
1
x
a. f g x
c. f f x
f g x f g x
f f x f f x
1
f
f x2
x
2
x 2 2
1 f f x x 4
x
f g x 1
x
Domain: ,
Domain: 0,
d. g g x
g g x g g x
b. g f x 1
g
g f x g f x x
g x2
1
1
1
x
x2
1
g f x 1 1
x 4
x
g g x 4 x
Domain: ,0 0,
Domain: 0,
D. Show that the (f o g)(x)= x and (g o
f)(x)=(x)
1 x
2. f x x 1 and g x x
1
x3
1. f x 2x 3 and g x 2
g f x x
f g x x g f x x f g x x g f x x
f g x x f g x x
g f x x 1
g x
x 3 g 2 x 3 x 1 x x 1
f x f x
2 2x 3 3 x 1
x 1
x 3 2 1
x x 1 x
2 3 x 1 x 1
2 2x 1
x x x 1
x 33 x 2
xx 1 x 11
xx x
1 x x x 1 x
Conclusion: x 1
1 x 1
x
Since f g x x and g f x x , 1 x
x x 1 x
x3 xx 1
Then f x 2 x 3 and g x
x 1
2 are
xx
both inverse functions of each other.
Conclusion:
Since f g x x and g f x x ,
1 x
Then f x x 1 and g x x are
1
f x x 2 , x 0 and g x x
3.
f g x x g f x x
f g x x g f x x
f x x
g x2 x
x x
2
x2 x
xx xx
Conclusion:
Since f g x x and g f x x ,
1. f x 2 x 2 x 1
4 2
g x x 2 1
f x 2 x 4 2 x 2 1 4.
f x 2 x 2 x 1
4 2
g x x 2 1
f x 2 x 4 2 x 2 1
g x x 2 1
f x f x
g x x 2 1
Even Function g x g x
Even Function
ht 5t 7 1
2.
ht 5t 7 1 f x 3 x
5.
h t 5 t 1
7
h t 5t 7 1 f x 3 x
h t 5t 7 1 f x 3 x
f x 3 1x
Neither Even nor Odd Function
f x 3 x
f x f x
y3 7
f y
Odd Function
3. y 2 1
y3 7
f y
y2 1
f y
y 3 7
y 2 1
y3 7
f y
y2 1
y3 7
f y
y2 1