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Pre-CalculusLesson 2: Algebra of
Functions
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Basic function operationsSum
Difference
Product
Quotient , 0
f xff g x x g x
g g x
f g x f x g x+ +
– –f g x f x g x
f g x f x g x x x
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Composition of functionsComposition of functions is the successive
application of the functions in a specific order.
Given two functions f and g, the composite function is defined by and is read “f of g of x.”f g f g x f g x
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g x
A different way to look at it…
FunctionMachine
x f g x
FunctionMachine
gf
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Evaluate and :
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Example f g x g f x
3f x x
22 1g x x
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Evaluate and :
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2
2
2 1 3
2 4x
xf g x
Example f g x g f x
3f x x
22 1g x x
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Evaluate and :
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2
2
2 1 3
2 4x
xf g x
2
2
2
2 1
2 6 9 1
2 12 18 1
3g
x x
x
f x
x
x
Example f g x g f x
3f x x
22 1g x x
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Evaluate and :
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2
2
2 1 3
2 4x
xf g x
2
2
2
2 1
2 6 9 1
2 12 18 1
3g
x x
x
f x
x
x
Example f g x g f x
3f x x
22 1g x x
You can see that function composition is not commutative!
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THE DIFFERENCE QUOTIENT
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THE DIFFERENCE QUOTIENT
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Example: Given f(x)=3x-7, find
h
xfhxf
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Example: Given f(x)=3x-7, find
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xfhxf
h
xhx 7373
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Example: Given f(x)=3x-7, find
h
xfhxf
h
xhx 7373
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Example: Given f(x)=3x-7, find
h
xfhxf
h
xhx 7373
h
xhx 73733
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Example: f(x) = 3x2 - 4x - 5
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Example: f(x) = 3x2 - 4x - 5
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Example: f(x) = 3x2 - 4x - 5
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Example: f(x) = 3x2 - 4x - 5
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Example: f(x) = 3x2 - 4x - 5
http://www.pstcc.edu/facstaff/jahrens/math1730/worksheets/diffquot.pdf
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xfhxf
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Example: f(x) = 3x2 - 4x - 5
http://www.pstcc.edu/facstaff/jahrens/math1730/worksheets/diffquot.pdf
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xfhxf
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Example: f(x) = 3x2 - 4x - 5
http://www.pstcc.edu/facstaff/jahrens/math1730/worksheets/diffquot.pdf
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xfhxf
h
xxhxhx 543543 22
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Practice:For the function f(x)=2x2 + 3, find:
a)f(2)
b)f(t)
c)f(x+h)
d)
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