SUBTRACTION OF FUNCTION
Subtraction is one of the most basic operations
on functions. Given two functions f and g, their
difference is denoted by f – g and is defined as
follows:
(f – g)(x) = f(x) – g(x)
for all x in the domain of both f and g. In other
words, the value of the difference function at a
point x is simply the difference of the values of f
and g at that point.
EXAMPLE NO. 1
f(x) = 2x²+1
h(x) = 7x-11
(f-h) (x) = f(x) - h(x)
= (2x²+1) - (7x-11)
= 2x²+1-7x+11
= 2x²-7x+12
EXAMPLE NO. 2
f(x) = 2x+5
g(x) = x²-1
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (2x+5) - (x²-1)
= 2x+5-x²+1
= - x²+2x+6
EXAMPLE NO. 3
f(x) = 6x²+3x+2
g(x) = 2x²-x+4
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (6x²+3x+2) - (2x²-x+4)
= (6x²-2x²)+(3x+x)+(2-4)
= 4x²+4x-2
EXAMPLE NO. 4
f(x) = 4x²+8x
g(x) = 3x²-2x+1
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (4x²+8x) - (3x²-2x+1)
= 4x²+8x-3x²-2x+1
= x²=10x-1
EXAMPLE NO. 5
f(x) = 2x²+5x-2
g(x) = 8x²-3x+4
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (2x²+5x-2) - (8x²-3x+4)
= 2x²+5x-2- 8x²-3x+4
= 6x²+8x-6
EXAMPLE NO. 6
f(x) = x²+3x+2
g(x) = 2x-1
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (x²+3x+2) - (2x-1)
= x²+3x+2-2x+1
= x²+x+3
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EXAMPLE NO. 7
f(x) = 2x²+1
g(x) = -3x+4
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= 2x²+1- (-3x+4)
= 2x²+1+3x-4
= 2x²+3x-3
EXAMPLE NO. 8
f(x) = x²-6
g(x) = 4x+4
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (x²-6) - (4x+4)
= x²-6-4x-4
= x²-4x-10
EXAMPLE NO. 9
f(x) = 2x-4
g(x) = x²-x+5
(f-g) (x) = f(x) - g(x)
= (2x-4) - (x²-x+5)
= 2x-4-x²+x-5
= -x²+3x-9
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ASSESSMENT TEST
1. f(x)= 3x+4 4. f(x)= 2x²+3x-1
g(x)= 2x-1 g(x)= x²-2x+5
2. f(x)= 2x²+x+3 5. f(x)= 2x+1
g(x)= x²+2x-1 g(x)= x²-4
3. f(x)= 3x+2
g(x)= x²+2x
