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FUNCTION ARITHMETIC (OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS)

EXAMPLES
I. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 4 − 𝑥, find:

a. 𝑓 + 𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 + 𝑓
b. 𝑓 − 𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 − 𝑓
c. 𝑓𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑓
𝑓 𝑔
d. 𝑔 , 𝑔 ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓 , 𝑓 ≠ 0
II. Which of these operations are commutative?

EXERCISES
III. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 7𝑥, find:
a. 𝑓 + 𝑔
b. 𝑔 − 𝑓
c. 𝑓𝑔
𝑔
d. 𝑓 , 𝑓 ≠ 0
e. (𝑓 − 𝑔)(−3)

IV. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 6, find:


a. (𝑔 + 𝑓)(−1)
b. (𝑓 − 𝑔)(5)
c. (𝑓𝑔)(0)
𝑔
d. (𝑓 ) (2)
e. (𝑔 − 𝑓)(2024)

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COMPOSITION OF FUNCTIONS

EXAMPLE

EXERCISES
I. Suppose 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 1, what is:
a. 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔
b. 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓
c. (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(−2)
d. (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(2)
e. (𝑓 ∘ 𝑓)(0)
f. (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(25)

II.

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ASSIGNMENT/ OUTPUT

I. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 8𝑥 − 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥, find:


a. 𝑓 + 𝑔
b. 𝑔 − 𝑓
c. 𝑔𝑓
𝑓
d. 𝑔 , 𝑔 ≠ 0

II. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 9, find:


a. (𝑓 + 𝑔)(3)
b. (𝑔 − 𝑓)(0)
c. (𝑓 − 𝑔)(−7)
d. (𝑓𝑔)(−2)
𝑔
e. (𝑓 ) (1)

III.

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