Section 1.5
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Combinations of Functions
Course Number
Section 1.5 Combinations of Functions
Instructor
Objective: In this lesson you learned how to find arithmetic
combinations and compositions of functions.
Important Vocabulary
Date
Define each term or concept.
Arithmetic combination sss ss ssss sssssssss ssssssss ss sss ssssssssss ss sssssssss
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Composition of functions sss sssssssssss ss sss ssssssss s ssss sss ssssssss s ss
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I. Arithmetic Combinations of Functions (Pages 51−53)
What you should learn
How to add, subtract,
multiply, and divide
functions
Just as two real numbers can be combined with arithmetic
operations, two functions can be combined by the operations of
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s
to create new functions.
The domain of an arithmetic combination of functions f and g
consists of . . .
sss ssss sssssss ssss sss ssssss ss sss sssssss
ss s sss ss ss sss ssss ss sss ssssssss ssssssssss sssss ss sss sssssss
sssssssssss ssss ssss s ss
Let f and g be two functions with overlapping domains.
Complete the following arithmetic combinations of f and g for all
x common to both domains:
1) Sum: ( f + g )( x) =
ssss s ssss
s
2) Difference:
3) Product:
4) Quotient:
( f − g )( x) =
( fg )( x) =
f
 (x) =
g
ssss s ssss
ssss s ssss
s
s
ssss s sssss ssss s s
s
To use a graphing utility to graph the sum of two functions, . . .
sssss sss sssss ssssssss ss ss sss sssss sss ssssss ssssssss ss sss
ssssss ss ss ss s sss ssss sssss sss
Example 1:
Let f ( x) = 7 x − 5 and g ( x) = 3 − 2 x . Find
( f − g )(4) .
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Chapter 1
II. Compositions of Functions (Pages 53−56)
For two functions f and g, to find ( f o g )( x) , . . .
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Functions and Their Graphs
What you should learn
How to find
compositions of one
function with another
function
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For the composition of the function f with g, the domain of
f o g is . . .
sss sss ss sss s ss sss ssssss ss s ssss ssss ssss
ss ss sss ssssss ss ss
Example 2:
Let f ( x) = 3x + 4 and let g ( x) = 2 x 2 − 1 . Find
(a) ( f o g )( x) and (b) ( g o f )( x) .
sss sss s s
sss ssss s sss s ss
III. Applications of Combinations of Functions (Page 57)
The function f ( x) = 0.06 x represents the sales tax owed on a
purchase with a price tag of x dollars and the function
g ( x) = 0.75 x represents the sale price of an item with a price tag
of x dollars during a 25% off sale. Using one of the combinations
of functions discussed in this section, write the function that
represents the sales tax owed on an item with a price tag of x
dollars during a 25% off sale.
What you should learn
How to use combinations
of functions to model and
solve real-life problems
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Additional notes
Homework Assignment
Page(s)
Exercises
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