Precal CW #7 1.6 Function Operations and Combinations
Precal CW #7 1.6 Function Operations and Combinations
Vocabulary: composition
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Operations with Functions
Two functions can be added, subtracted, multiplied, or divided to form a new function. For the
new function, the domain consists of the intersection of the domains of the two functions, excluding the
values that make a denominator equal to zero.
Example 1 Given f(x) = x2 – x – 6 and g(x) = x + 2, find each function and its domain.
𝒇
a. (f + g)(x) (b) (𝒈)(x)
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Example 2 Given f(x) = x2 – 3 and g(x) = 𝒙, find each function and its domain.
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Find (f + g)(x), (f – g)(x), (𝑓 • 𝑔)(x), and (𝑔)(x) for each f(x) and g(x). State the domain of the new
function.
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1. f(x) = x2 – 1, g(x) = 𝒙 2. f(x) = x2 + 4x – 7, g(x) = √𝒙
2
f(x) = x + 4
g(x) = √𝑥
Group B
f(x) = x2 + 5x + 6
g(x) = x + 2
Group C
3
f(x) = 8 – x
g(x) = x – 3
Group D
f(x) = x – 9
g(x) = x + 5
Group E
2
f(x) = x + 4x
g(x) = 3x