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Composite Function

The document defines composite functions and provides examples of calculating composite functions given individual functions f and g. It begins by explaining that a composite function gf maps elements in set A to set C through the successive application of functions f then g. It then provides 10 examples of calculating different composite functions fg, gf, f^2 etc. given specific functions f and g.

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Composite Function

The document defines composite functions and provides examples of calculating composite functions given individual functions f and g. It begins by explaining that a composite function gf maps elements in set A to set C through the successive application of functions f then g. It then provides 10 examples of calculating different composite functions fg, gf, f^2 etc. given specific functions f and g.

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COMPOSITE

FUNCTIONS

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f g
A B C

x y z

gf
Elements in Set A mapping to Set B by the function f
Elements in Set B mapping to Set C by the function g
The combined effect of functions f and g, represent
function gf which is called the composite function 2
f g
A B C

x y z

gf

f ( x)  y
g[ f ( x)]  z
gf ( x)  z
g ( y )gf
Therefore ( x) zg[ f ( x)]
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In general, gf  fg

f 2
 ff .
f 3
 fff .
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Example 1

Given that f(x)=4x-1 and


g(x)=x +2.Find the following
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composite functions
a)fg b)gf c)f 2

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Solution:
(a) fg  f ( x 2  2) (c) f  ff
2

fg  4( x 2  2)  1
f ( 4 x  1)
fg  4 x 2  8  1
4( 4 x  1)  1
fg  4 x 2  7
16 x  5
(b) gf  g (4 x  1)
gf  (4 x  1)  2
2

gf  16 x  8 x  3
2
GOOD!
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Example 2

Given that f(x)=2x+7 and


g(x)=5x-9.Find the following
composite functions
a)fg b)gf
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f (5 x  9) g ( 2 x  7)
(a) (b)

2(5 x  9)  7 5(2 x  7)  9
10 x  18  7 10 x  35  9
10 x  11 10 x  26
Well
done
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Example 3

Given that f(x)=2x+3 and g(x)=x2-1.


Find
a)the value of fg(2)

b)the value of x for which f2(x)=7


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Solution:
(a)
(b) f 2 ( x)  ff ( x)
fg ( x)  f ( x  1)
2
ff ( x)  f (2 x  3)
 2(2 x  3)  3
 2( x  1)  3
2

 4x  9
 2x 12
4x  9  7
 fg (2)  2(2) 2  1 2
x
9 4
1
x
2
bravo!
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Example 4

Given the functions f(x)=x-3 and


g(x)=8/x , x=0.Find
a) gf and gf(7)
b) the value of x when gf(x)=12
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Solution:
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(a)
gf  g ( x  3) (b) gf ( x) 
8 x 3
 8
x 3  12
8 x 3
gf (7) 
73 12 x  36  8

8 12 x  44
4
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gf (7)  2 x GOOD!
3
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Example 5

The functions f and g are given as


follows.
f:x 2x , g:x 1/(x-4) , x=k
a) determine the value of k
b) find fg(2)
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Solution:
(a)
x40 (b)
fg ( x)  f (
1
)
x4
x4 1
 2( )
given that x  k x4
k  4 fg (2)  2(
1
)
24
1
fg (2)  2( )
2
GOOD! fg (2)  1
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Example 6

Given that f(x)=7-2x and g(x)=4hx+k,


where h and k are constants.Find the
value of h and k for which fg(x)=13-4x

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Solution:
fg ( x )  f [ g ( x )]
fg ( x )  f ( 4 hx  k )
fg ( x )  7  2( 4 hx  k )
fg ( x )  7  8hx  2 k
fg ( x )  7  2 k  8hx

given that fg ( x )  13  4 x
compare

7  2 k  13 8h  4
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k  3 h 16
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Example 7

Given the function f:x 4-3x and


composite function fg:x 1+2x, find
the function g

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Solution:

f [ g ( x )]  1  2 x
4  3g ( x)  1  2 x
3 g ( x)  4  1  2 x
3 g ( x)  3  2 x
3  2x
g ( x) 
3
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Example 8

Given the function f(x)=x2+2 and the


composite function fh(x)=x2+2x+3, find
the function h

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Solution:

f [h( x)]  x  2 x  3
2

[h( x)]  2  x  2 x  3
2 2

[h( x)]  x  2 x  1
2 2

[h( x)]  ( x  1)
2 2

h( x )  x  1 20
Example 9

Given the function g:x 2/x , x=0 and


composite function fg:x 2x+5, find
the function f

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f [ g ( x )]  2 x  5
2
f[ ]  2x  5
x

2
let y
x
2
x
y

2
then f ( y )  2( )5
y
4
f ( y)  5
y
4
f ( x)  5 , x0
x 22
Example 10

Given that g(x)=1+x and


hg(x)=x +4x+9,
2 find the
function h
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h[ g ( x)]  x 2  4 x  9
h[1  x]  x 2  4 x  9

let y 1 x
x  y 1

then h( y )  ( y  1) 2  4( y  1)  9
h( y )  y 2  2 y  1  4 y  4  9
h( y )  y 2  2 y  6
h( x )  x 2  2 x  6
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