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Composition of Functions

The document provides a comprehensive overview of composite functions, including their definition and how to perform compositions of functions. It includes examples with specific functions to illustrate the calculations for (f ∘ g)(x), (g ∘ f)(x), and others. Additionally, it presents problems involving the composition of different functions and their solutions.

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Composition of Functions

The document provides a comprehensive overview of composite functions, including their definition and how to perform compositions of functions. It includes examples with specific functions to illustrate the calculations for (f ∘ g)(x), (g ∘ f)(x), and others. Additionally, it presents problems involving the composition of different functions and their solutions.

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COMPOSITION OF

FUNCTIONS
General Mathematics
 Define composite function.

 Perform composition of functions.

 Solve problems involving composition


of functions.
COMPOSITE FUNCTION
Given two functions 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔 𝑥 , the composite function
denoted by (𝑓 ∘𝑔)(𝑥) is defined by

𝑓 ∘𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑔 𝑥 )

and the domain of 𝑓 ∘𝑔 𝑥 is set of all numbers x in the


domain of 𝑔 𝑥 , such that 𝑔 𝑥 is the domain of 𝑓(𝑥).
If 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐, find 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 𝒙 .

a. (𝒇 ∘ 𝒇)(𝒙)

b. 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 𝒙
c. 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 𝒙
d. 𝒈 ∘ 𝒈 𝒙
If 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐, find the (𝒇 ∘ 𝒇)(𝒙)
𝒇∘𝒇 𝒙 =𝒇 𝒇 𝒙
= (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔)𝟐 − 𝟔
= (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔)(𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔) − 𝟔
= 𝒙𝟒 −𝟔𝒙𝟐 −𝟔𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝟔 − 𝟔
= 𝒙𝟒 −𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 +𝟑𝟎
If 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐, find the (𝒇 ∘ 𝒈)(𝒙)
𝒇∘𝒈 𝒙 =𝒇 𝒈 𝒙
= (𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐 − 𝟔
= (𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐)(𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐) − 𝟔
= 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒 − 𝟔
= 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐𝒙 − 𝟐
If 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐, find the (𝒈∘ 𝒇)(𝒙)

𝒈∘ 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒇 𝒈 𝒙
= 𝟑(𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔) + 𝟐
= 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟖 + 𝟐
= 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟔
If 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐, find the (𝒈∘ 𝒈)(𝒙)

𝒈∘ 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒇 𝒈 𝒙
= 𝟑(𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐) + 𝟐
= 𝟗𝒙 + 𝟔 + 𝟐
= 𝟗𝒙 + 𝟖
𝒙+𝟐
If 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 , 𝒈 =
𝟑
, and h 𝒙 = 𝟔𝒙 − 𝟕, find the
𝟑𝒙−𝟏
following:

a. 𝒇 ∘ 𝒇 𝒙 and 𝒇 ∘ 𝒇 𝟐

b. 𝒈 ∘ 𝒉 𝒙 and 𝒈 ∘ 𝒉 −𝟏
a. 𝒇 ∘ 𝒇 𝒙 and 𝒇 ∘ 𝒇 𝟐
𝒇∘𝒇 𝒙 =𝒇 𝒇 𝒙
= (𝒙𝟑 )𝟑
= 𝒙𝟗

𝒇∘𝒇 𝟐 =𝒇 𝒇 𝟐
= 𝒙𝟗
= 𝟐𝟗
= 𝟓𝟏𝟐
b. 𝒈 ∘ 𝒉 𝒙 and 𝒈 ∘ 𝒉 −𝟏
𝒈∘𝒉 𝒙 =𝒈 𝒉 𝒙 𝒈 ∘ 𝒉 −𝟏 = 𝒈 𝒉 −𝟏
𝟔𝒙−𝟕+𝟐 𝟔𝒙−𝟓
= =
𝟑(𝟔𝒙−𝟕)−𝟏 𝟏𝟖𝒙−𝟐𝟐
𝟔𝒙−𝟓 𝟔(−𝟏)−𝟓
= 𝟏𝟖𝒙−𝟐𝟏−𝟏 =
𝟏𝟖(−𝟏)−𝟐𝟐
𝟔𝒙−𝟓 𝟏𝟏
= 𝟏𝟖𝒙−𝟐𝟐 =
𝟒𝟎

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