GENERAL
MATHEMATICS
Simplify the following algebraic expression:
1. (x2 – 3x + 2) + (-3x3 + 2x2 – 5)
2. (3x3 – 4x2 – 2x) – (-2x3 + 3x2 – 7)
3. (x – 10)(x2 + 2x – 6)
Function Operations and
Composition of Functions
Chapter 1 Lesson 2
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Students will be able to:
Perform operations on function and
Composition functions
Key Vocabulary:
Function operation
Composition of function
Domain of composite function
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Function Operations
Let and be any two functions. You can add, subtract,
multiply or divide and to form a new function.
The domain of new function consist of the -values that
are in the domains of both and .
When new function involves division, the domain does
not include -values for which the denominator is equal
to zero.
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Operation Definition
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟓
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟓
( 𝒇 +𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =( 𝒙¿ ¿𝟐+𝟐 𝒙 −𝟏)+(𝒙 −𝟓)¿
( 𝒇 +𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 𝟐+𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟔
𝑫 𝒇 +𝒈=(𝒙∨𝒙 𝝐 𝑹)
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟓
( 𝒇 − 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =(𝒙 ¿¿𝟐+𝟐𝒙 −𝟏)− ( 𝒙 −𝟓 ) ¿
( 𝒇 − 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙𝟐 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏− 𝒙+𝟓
( 𝒇 − 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 𝟐 + 𝒙 +𝟒
𝑫 𝒇 − 𝒈=(𝒙∨𝒙 𝝐 𝑹)
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟓
( 𝒇 ∗𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =( 𝒙¿¿𝟐+𝟐 𝒙 −𝟏)∗( 𝒙 −𝟓)¿
( 𝒇 ∗ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 𝟑 −𝟑 𝒙 𝟐 −𝟏𝟏 𝒙 +𝟓
𝑫 𝒇 ∗ 𝒈=( 𝒙∨ 𝒙 𝝐 𝑹 )
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟓
( )
𝟐
𝒇 𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏
( 𝒙 )=
𝒈 𝒙 −𝟓
𝑫 𝒇 =(𝒙∨𝒙 ≠𝟓)
𝒈
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟖𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙+ 𝟗
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟖𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙+ 𝟗
( 𝒇 +𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =( 𝒙 𝟐 −𝟖𝟏)+( 𝒙 +𝟗)
( 𝒇 +𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 𝟐+ 𝒙 −𝟕𝟐
𝑫 𝒇 +𝒈=(𝒙∨𝒙 𝝐 𝑹)
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟖𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙+ 𝟗
( 𝒇 − 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =(𝒙 ¿¿𝟐−𝟖𝟏)− ( 𝒙 +𝟗 ) ¿
( 𝒇 − 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙𝟐 −𝟖𝟏 − 𝒙 −𝟗
( 𝒇 − 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙 − 𝟗𝟎
𝑫 𝒇 − 𝒈=(𝒙∨𝒙 𝝐 𝑹)
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟖𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙+ 𝟗
( 𝒇 ∗𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =( 𝒙¿¿𝟐− 𝟖𝟏)∗(𝒙 +𝟗)¿
( 𝒇 ∗ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 𝟑+𝟗 𝒙 𝟐 −𝟖𝟏 𝒙 −𝟕𝟐𝟗
𝑫 𝒇 ∗ 𝒈=(𝒙∨𝒙 𝝐 𝑹)
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 1: : Find and for each and . Determine the domain
of each new function.
𝟐
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟖𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙+ 𝟗
( )
𝒇 ( ) 𝒙 −𝟖𝟏 ( 𝒙+ 𝟗) ( 𝒙 −𝟗)
𝟐
𝒙= =
𝒈 𝒙 +𝟗 𝒙+𝟗
( 𝒈 )= 𝒙 − 𝟗
𝒇
If the function can be simplified,
determine the domain before
𝑫 𝒇 =(𝒙∨𝒙 ≠− 𝟗) simplifying!
𝒈
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Composition of Functions
The composition of function with function is defined by
The domain of the composite function is the set of all such that:
1. is in the domain of and
2. is in the domain of .
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
𝒙 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒈
𝒙 𝒈𝒈 ( 𝒙) 𝒇 𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ))
𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒇 𝒇
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝟐 𝒙 −𝟑 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙+ 𝟏
( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =? 𝑫 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈=?
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝟐 𝒙 −𝟑 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙+ 𝟏
( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =? 𝑫 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈=?
( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙)= 𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ))
𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) ) =𝟐 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) ) − 𝟑
𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) ) =𝟐 ( 𝒙+ 𝟏 ) − 𝟑 𝑫 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈=(𝒙∨𝒙 𝝐 𝑹)
𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) ) =𝟐 𝒙+ 𝟐− 𝟑
𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) ) =𝟐 𝒙 −𝟏
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟑 ( ) 𝟐
𝒈 𝒙 =𝒙 +𝟏
( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝒙 ) =? 𝑫 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 =?
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝒙 −𝟑 ( )
𝒈 𝒙 =𝒙 +𝟏
𝟐
( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝒙 ) =? 𝑫 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 =?
( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) )
𝟐
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) ) =( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) ) +𝟏
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) ) =( 𝒙 − 𝟑 ) + 𝟏
𝟐 𝑫 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 =(𝒙∨𝒙 𝝐 𝑹)
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) ) =𝒙 −𝟔 𝒙 +𝟗+𝟏
𝟐
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) ) =𝒙 −𝟔 𝒙 +𝟏𝟎
𝟐
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
𝟐 𝟏
c. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) = 𝒈 ( 𝒙 )= 𝑫 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈=?
𝒙 −𝟑 𝒙 ( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =?
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
𝟐 𝟏
c. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) = 𝒈 ( 𝒙 )= ( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙 ) =?
𝒙 −𝟑 𝒙
( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙)= 𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ))
𝟐
𝒇 (𝒈 ( 𝒙 ))=
𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) −𝟑
𝟐
𝒇 (𝒈 ( 𝒙 ))=
𝟏
−𝟑
𝒙
𝟐𝒙
𝒇 (𝒈 ( 𝒙 ))=
𝟏− 𝟑 𝒙
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
𝟐 𝟏
d. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) = 𝒈 ( 𝒙 )= ( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝒙 ) =? 𝑫 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 =?
𝒙 𝒙
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 2: Find each composite function. Determine the
domain of each composite function.
𝟐 𝟏
d. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) = 𝒈 ( 𝒙 )= ( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝒙 ) =?
𝒙 𝒙
( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) )
𝟏
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ))=
𝒇 (𝒙)
𝟏
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ))=
𝟐
𝒙
𝒙
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ))=
𝟐
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 3: : Find and then evaluate each composite function.
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =√ 𝒙 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) = 𝒙 − 𝟐 ( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝟔 )=?
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 3: : Find and then evaluate each composite function.
a. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =√ 𝒙 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) = 𝒙 − 𝟐 ( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝟔 )=?
( 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 ) ( 𝒙)= 𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 )) 𝒇 ( 𝒈 (𝟔 ) )= √ 𝟔− 𝟐
𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) ) =√ 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) 𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝟔 ) )= √ 𝟒
𝒇 ( 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) ) =√ 𝒙 − 𝟐 𝒇 ( 𝒈 (𝟔 ) )=𝟐
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 3: : Find and then evaluate each composite function.
𝒙 +𝟑
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝟔 𝒙 −𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) = ( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝟐 ) =?
𝟐
Function Operations and Composition of Functions
Sample Problem 3: : Find and then evaluate each composite function.
𝒙 +𝟑
b. 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) =𝟔 𝒙 −𝟏 𝒈 ( 𝒙 ) = ( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝟐 ) =?
𝟐
( 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 ) ( 𝒙 ) =𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) )
𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) +𝟑
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ))= 𝒈 ( 𝒇 (𝟐 ) )=𝟑∗ 𝟐+𝟏
𝟐
(𝟔 𝒙 − 𝟏)+ 𝟑 𝒈 ( 𝒇 (𝟐 ) )=𝟕
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ))=
𝟐
𝟔 𝒙+𝟐 𝟐( 𝟑 𝒙 +𝟏)
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ))= =
𝟐 𝟐
𝒈 ( 𝒇 ( 𝒙 ) ) =𝟑 𝒙+ 𝟏
ACTIVITY 1
Perform the following operations given that
f(x) = 2x2 – 4 and g(x) = x2 + 4x – 2
1. (f + g)(3)
2. (g – f)(-2)
3. (gf)(5)
