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II-Operations On Functions

The document discusses how to perform arithmetic operations on functions: 1) The sum of two functions f and g is defined as (f+g)(x) = f(x) + g(x), and the domain consists of numbers in both f and g's domains. 2) The difference of f and g is defined as (f-g)(x) = f(x) - g(x), with the same domain restriction. 3) The product of f and g is defined as (f*g)(x) = f(x)*g(x), again with the shared domain. 4) The quotient of f/g is defined as (f/g)(x) =

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II-Operations On Functions

The document discusses how to perform arithmetic operations on functions: 1) The sum of two functions f and g is defined as (f+g)(x) = f(x) + g(x), and the domain consists of numbers in both f and g's domains. 2) The difference of f and g is defined as (f-g)(x) = f(x) - g(x), with the same domain restriction. 3) The product of f and g is defined as (f*g)(x) = f(x)*g(x), again with the shared domain. 4) The quotient of f/g is defined as (f/g)(x) =

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The sum f+g is the function defined by

(f + g)(x) = f(x) + g(x)

The domain of f+g consists of numbers x that are in the domain


of both f and g.
The sum f + g

 f  g x  f x  g x


This just says that to find the sum of two functions, add
them together. You should simplify by finding like terms.

f x   2 x  3 2
g x   4 x  1
3

f  g  2x  3  4x 1
2 3 Combine like
terms & put in

 4x  2x  4
3 2 descending
order
The difference f-g is the function defined by

(f - g)(x) = f(x) - g(x)

The domain of f-g consists of numbers x that are in the domain


of both f and g.
The difference f -
g
 f  g x  f x  g x
To find the difference between two functions, subtract
the first from the second. CAUTION: Make sure you
distribute the – to each term of the second function. You
should simplify by combining like terms.

f x   2 x  3
2
g x   4 x  13

f  g  2x  3  4x 1
2
 3
 Distribute
negative

 2 x  3  4 x  1  4 x  2 x  2
2 3 3 2
The product f *g is the function defined by

(f * g)(x) = f(x) * g(x)

The domain of f *g consists of numbers x that are in the domain


of both f and g.
The product f • g
 f  g x  f x g x
To find the product of two functions, put parenthesis
around them and multiply each term from the first
function to each term of the second function.

f x   2 x  3
2
g x   4 x  1
3


f  g  2x  3 4x 1
2
 3
 FOIL

Good idea to put in


 8x  2 x  12 x  3
5 2 3
descending order
but not required.
The quotient f /g
f f x 
 x  
g g x 
To find the quotient of two functions, put the first one
over the second.

f x   2 x  32
g x   4 x  1
3

f 2x  3 2
 3
Nothing more you could do
here. (If you can reduce
g 4x 1 these you should).
So the first 4 operations on functions are
pretty straight forward.
The rules for the domain of functions would
apply to these combinations of functions as
well. The domain of the sum, difference or
product would be the numbers x in the
domains of both f and g.
For the quotient, you would also need to
exclude any numbers x that would make the
resulting denominator 0.
Given two functions f and g, the composite function is
defined by
Domain of g
Range of g Range of f
x
g(x)
Domain of

x g(x)
f(g(x))

g f Range of f(g)

f(g)
In general
Textbook page 10 (Check yourself)

Check discussion and sample problems on


pp 11-16)

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