Combination of Functions

By Mirna Zepeda

Sum, Difference, Product, and Quotients of Functions

Let f and g be two functions with intersecting domains. Then for all values of x in the intersection, the algebraic combination of f and g are defined by the following rules: Sum (f+g)(x)=f(x)+g(x)

Difference (f-g)(x)=f(x)-g(x)
Product(fg)(x)=f(x)g(x) Quotient (f/g)(x)=f(x)/g(x), provided g(x) greater than or equal to 0

Composition of Functions
Let f and g be two functions such that the domain of f intersects the range of g. The composition f and g denoted f o g, is defined by the rule

The domain of f o g consists of all x-values in the domain of g that map to g(x)- values in the domain of f.

Composition of Function Example

Composition of Functions Let f and g be functions. Then the function defined by Let f(x)=x^2+1 and g(x) =3x-2. and . is Compute Solution:

The domain of consists of those values for which g is defined and for which g is in the domain of f.

It is important to note that . There are a few rare instances where the two will be equal, but that is coincidence and nothing more.