The Algebra of Functions
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The Algebra of Functions
Like terms, functions may be combined by addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.
Example 1. Given f ( x ) = 2x + 1 and g ( x ) = x2 + 2x ? 1 find ( f + g ) ( x ) and ( f + g ) ( 2 )
Solution
Step 1. Find ( f + g ) ( x )
Since ( f + g ) ( x ) = f ( x ) + g ( x ) then; ( f + g ) ( x ) = ( 2x + 1 ) + (x2 + 2x ? 1 ) = 2x + 1 + x2 + 2x ? 1 = x2 + 4x
Step 2. Find ( f + g ) ( 2 )
To find the solution for ( f + g ) ( 2 ), evaluate the solution above for 2.
Since ( f + g ) ( x ) = x2 + 4x then; ( f + g ) ( 2 ) = 22 + 4(2) = 4 + 8 = 12
Example 2. Given f ( x ) = 2x ? 5 and g ( x ) = 1 ? x find ( f ? g ) ( x ) and ( f ? g ) ( 2 ).
Solution
Step 1. Find ( f ? g ) ( x ).
(f?g)(x) = f(x)?g(x) = ( 2x ? 5 ) ? ( 1 ? x ) = 2x ? 5 ? 1 + x = 3x ? 6
Step 2.
Find ( f ? g ) ( 2 ).
( f ? g ) ( x ) = 3x ? 6 ( f ? g ) ( 2 ) = 3 (2) ? 6
= 6 ? 6 = 0
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Example 3. Given f ( x ) = x2 + 1 and g ( x ) = x ? 4 , find ( f g ) ( x ) and ( f g ) ( 3 ).
Solution
Step 1. Solve for ( f g ) ( x ).
Since ( f g ) ( x ) = f ( x ) * g ( x ) , then = (x2 + 1 ) ( x ? 4 ) = x3 ? 4 x2 + x ? 4 .
Step 2. Find ( f g ) ( 3 ).
Since ( f g ) ( x ) = x3 ? 4 x2 + x ? 4, then ( f g ) ( 3 ) = (3)3 ? 4 (3)2 + (3) ? 4
= 27 ? 36 + 3 ? 4
= -10
Example 4.
Given
f ( x ) = x + 1 and
g (
x ) = x ? 1 , find
f g
( x ) and
f g
( 3 ).
Solution
Step 1.
Solve
for
f g
(
x
).
Since
f g
(
x
)
=
f (x) g ( x) , then
= x +1 ; x 1 x -1
Step 2
Find
f g
(3)
.
Since
f g
(
x
)
=
x +1 x -1 , then
f g
(3)
=
3+1 3-1
4 = 2
= 2
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NOTE: Any restrictions on the domains of f or g must be taken into account when performing these operations. Composition is another operation that may be performed among functions. Simply stated, it is evaluating one function in terms of another. The format for composition is: (f B g)(x) = f(g(x)).
Example 5. Given f ( x ) = x2 and g ( x ) = x + 1 , find (f B g)(x) and (g B f)(x).
Solution
Step 1. Find (f B g)(x)
Since (f B g)(x) = f( g(x) ), then = f( x + 1 ) = ( x + 1 )2
Step 2. Find (g B f)(x)
Since (g B f)(x) = g( f(x) ), then = g ( x2 ) = ( x2) + 1
Note that (f B g)(x) (g B f)(x). This means that, unlike multiplication or addition, composition of functions is not a commutative operation.
The following example will demonstrate how to evaluate a composition for a given value.
Example 6. Find (f B g)(3) and (g B f)(3) if f ( x ) = x + 2 and g ( x ) = 4 ? x2.
Solution
Step 1. Find (f B g)(x) then evaluate for 3.
Since (f B g)(x) = f( g(x) ), then = f(4 ? x2) = (4 ? x2) + 2 = 6 ? x2
Evaluating for 3
(f B g)(3) = 6 ? (3)2 = 6?9 = -3
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Example 6 (Continued):
Step 2. Find (g B f)(x) then evaluate for 3.
Since (g B f)(x) = g( f(x) ), then = g (x + 2) = 4 ? (x + 2)2
Evaluating for 3 (g B f)(3) = 4 ? (3 + 2)2 = 4 ? (5)2 = 4 ? 25 = -21
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