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Chapter 2 Functions and Graphs

2.6 Combinations of Functions; Composite Functions.

● The Domain of a Function:


Domain is the largest set of real numbers for which the value of 𝑓(𝑥) is a real
number.

➢ If 𝑓(𝑥) is a polynomial then domain 𝑓 is the set of all real numbers ℝ


➢ If 𝑓(𝑥) is a rational function then domain 𝑓 is
ℝ − {𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟}
➢ If 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑔(𝑥), the domain 𝑜𝑓 𝑓 is 𝑔(𝑥) ≥ 0
𝑟(𝑥)
➢ If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = , the domain of 𝑓 is 𝑔(𝑥) > 0, where 𝑟(𝑥)𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙
√𝑔(𝑥)

Example1:
Find the domain of each function
𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 𝑓(𝑥 ) = √24 − 2𝑥

3𝑥+2
ℎ(𝑥 ) = √3𝑥 + 12 𝑔 (𝑥 ) =
𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3

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4) 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑔 (𝑥 ) = −
𝑥+5 𝑥 2 +1 𝑥 2 −1

√𝑥−3 1
28) 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 20) 𝑔(𝑥 ) =
𝑥−6 √𝑥+2

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Chapter 2 Functions and Graphs
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The Algebra of Functions:
Sum, Difference, Product, and Quotient of Functions
Let 𝑓 and 𝑔 be two functions. The sum 𝑓 + 𝑔, the difference 𝑓 − 𝑔 , the product
𝑓
𝑓𝑔, and the quotient are functions whose domains are the set of all numbers
𝑔
common to the domains of 𝑓 and 𝑔 (𝐷𝑓 ∩ 𝐷𝑔 ), defined as follows:
1. Sum: (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥 ) = 𝑓(𝑥 ) + 𝑔(𝑥)
2. Difference: (𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥 ) = 𝑓(𝑥 ) − 𝑔(𝑥)
3. Product: (𝑓𝑔)(𝑥 ) = 𝑓 (𝑥 )𝑔(𝑥)
𝑓 𝑓(𝑥)
4. Quotient: ( ) (𝑥 ) = , provided 𝑔(𝑥) ≠ 0.
𝑔 𝑔(𝑥)

Example1:
Find 𝑓 + 𝑔, 𝑓 − 𝑔, 𝑓 ∙ 𝑔 and 𝑓/𝑔. Determine the domain for each function.
35. 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 3, 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 + 1

𝑓 (𝑥 ) = √𝑥, 𝑔 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 − 4

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Example 2: Let 𝑓(𝑥 ) = √𝑥 + 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥 ) = √𝑥 − 2 ,then calculate
A) (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥)

B) Domain of 𝑓 + 𝑔, 𝑓 − 𝑔, 𝑓. 𝑔

The Composition of Functions


The composition of the functions 𝑓 and 𝑔 is denoted by 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 and is defined by
the equation
൫𝑓 ∘ 𝑔൯(𝑥 ) = 𝑓 (𝑔(𝑥 )).
The domain of (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥 ) = domain of the result ∩ domain of 𝑔

Example 3: If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 3𝑥 , 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 − 5 , then find


𝑖) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) 𝑖𝑖) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(2)

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Example 4: If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 + 2 , 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 − 2 find
𝑖) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) 𝑖𝑖) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(−1)

Example 5: If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = √𝑥 , 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 − 2 find


𝑖) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) 𝑖𝑖) 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)

(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) 𝑖𝑖) 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)

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Example 6: If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 + 4, 𝑔(𝑥 ) = √1 − 𝑥 find
𝑖) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) 𝑖𝑖) 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)

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