SH1612

All About Functions

Basic Concepts of Functions
I.
1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2, 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 1
SUM: (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑥 2 + 2) + (2𝑥 2 − 1)
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 1
DIFFERENCE: (𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑥 2 + 2) − (2𝑥 2 − 1)
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = −𝑥 2 + 3
PRODUCT: (𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑥 2 + 2)(2𝑥 2 − 1)
(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 2𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 2 − 2
𝑓 𝑥 2 +2
QUOTIENT: (𝑔) (𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 −1
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥, 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 3
SUM: (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑥 2 + 𝑥) + (𝑥 2 − 3)
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 3
DIFFERENCE: (𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑥 2 + 𝑥) − (𝑥 2 − 3)
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3
PRODUCT: (𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑥 2 + 𝑥)(𝑥 2 − 3)
(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 3𝑥
𝑓 𝑥 2 +𝑥
QUOTIENT: (𝑔) (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 −3
2𝑥 𝑥
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−4 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥+5
2𝑥 𝑥
SUM: (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥−4 + 𝑥+5

2𝑥(𝑥+5)+𝑥(𝑥−4)
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥−4)(𝑥+5)
2𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 5)
3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 5)
2𝑥 𝑥
DIFFERENCE: (𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥−4 − 𝑥+5
2𝑥(𝑥 + 5) − 𝑥(𝑥 − 4)
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 5)
2𝑥 + 10𝑥 − 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥
2
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 5)
𝑥 2 + 14𝑥
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 5)
2𝑥 𝑥
PRODUCT: (𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥−4 ∙ 𝑥+5
2𝑥 2
(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥−4)(𝑥+5)
2𝑥 2
(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 +𝑥−20
2𝑥
𝑓 𝑥−4
QUOTIENT: (𝑔) (𝑥) = 𝑥
𝑥+5

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𝑓 2𝑥 𝑥 + 5
( ) (𝑥) = ∙
𝑔 𝑥−4 𝑥
𝑓 2𝑥 + 10
( ) (𝑥) =
𝑔 𝑥−4
𝑥 3𝑥
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥+4
𝑥 3𝑥
SUM: (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥−2 + 𝑥+4

𝑥(𝑥+4)+3𝑥(𝑥−2)
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥−2)(𝑥+4)
𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥
2
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4)
4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥
(𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4)
𝑥 3𝑥
DIFFERENCE: (𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥−2 − 𝑥+4

𝑥(𝑥 + 4) − 3𝑥(𝑥 − 2)
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4)
𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥
2
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4)
−2𝑥 2 + 10𝑥
(𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4)
𝑥 3𝑥
PRODUCT: (𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥−2 ∙ 𝑥+4
3𝑥 2
(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) =
(𝑥−2)(𝑥+4)
3𝑥 2
(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 +2𝑥−8
𝑥
𝑓 𝑥−2
QUOTIENT: (𝑔) (𝑥) = 3𝑥
𝑥+4
𝑓 𝑥 𝑥+4
( ) (𝑥) = ∙
𝑔 𝑥 − 2 3𝑥
𝑓 𝑥+4
( ) (𝑥) =
𝑔 3𝑥 − 6
II.
1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 5, 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 7
(a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 2(3𝑥 + 7) − 5
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 6𝑥 + 17 − 5
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 6𝑥 + 12
(b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 3(2𝑥 − 5) + 7
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 6𝑥 − 15 + 7
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 6𝑥 − 8
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 + 2, 𝑔(𝑥) = 6𝑥 − 1
(a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 5(6𝑥 − 1) + 2
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 30𝑥 − 5 + 2

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(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 30𝑥 − 3
(b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 6(5𝑥 + 2) − 1
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 30𝑥 + 12 − 1
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 30𝑥 + 11
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 4, 𝑔(𝑥) = 5𝑥
(a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 3(5𝑥)2 + 4
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 3(25𝑥 2 ) + 4
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 75𝑥 2 + 4
(b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 5(3𝑥 2 + 4)
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 15𝑥 2 + 20
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1, 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2
(a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 3(4𝑥 2 ) − 1
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 12𝑥 2 − 1
(b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 4(3𝑥 − 1)2
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 4(9𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 1)
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 36𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 4
5. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4, 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1
(a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 2(2𝑥 − 1)2 + 3(2𝑥 − 1) − 4
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 2(4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1) + 6𝑥 − 3 − 4
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 8𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 2 + 6𝑥 − 3 − 4
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 8𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 5
(b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 2(2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4) − 1
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 8 − 1
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 9
III.
1. For (a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 6(2) + 12
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 24
For (b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 6(−2) − 8
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = −20
2. For (a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 30(2) − 3
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 57
For (b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 30(−2) + 11
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = −49
3. For (a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 75(2)2 + 4
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 304
For (b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 15(−2)2 + 20
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥 ) = 80
4. For (a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 12(2)2 − 1
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 47
For (b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 36(−2)2 − 24(−2) + 4
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 196
5. For (a) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 8(2)2 − 2(2) − 5
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 23
For (b) (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 4(−2)2 + 6(−2) − 9
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = −5

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