Functions Supreme Worksheet

Let f ( x ) = x + 2 and g ( x ) = 3 x +1 . Calculate the following: 1.

f ( g ( x)) f ( g ( 1) ) 1 f g 3

2. g ( f ( x ) ) 3.

4.

5. g ( f ( 2 ) )

Consider the following: 6. If f ( x ) = x 2 3 and g ( x ) = x + 5 , calculate f ( g ( x ) ) . 7. If f ( x ) = x 2 2 x and g ( x ) = 2 x 4 , calculate f ( g ( 1) ) . 8. If f ( x ) = x 2 3 x + 2 and g ( x ) = x 2 + 7 x 4 calculate f ( x ) g ( x ) . 9. If f ( x ) = x 2 2 x and g ( x ) = x , calculate 10. If f ( x ) = x 2 + 3 x and g ( x ) = x , calculate
g( x) . f ( x) g ( x) . f ( x) g ( x) . f ( x)

11. If f ( x ) = x 2 + 5 x and g ( x ) = x + 5 , calculate 12. If f ( x ) = x 2 + 5 x and g ( x ) = x , calculate Calculate the inverses f 13. f ( x ) = 2 x 14. f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 15. f ( x ) =
1 x 2 2
1

f ( x) . g( x)

( x ) for the following functions:

16. f ( x ) =
1 x 2 3

17. f ( x ) = 2 x 6 18. f ( x ) =
2 x 4 3

Perform the following: 19. If f ( x ) = x 2 4 and g ( x ) = x + 3 , calculate f ( x ) g ( x ) . 20. If f ( x ) = 2 x 2 3 x + 2 and g ( x ) = 2 x 1 , calculate f ( x ) g ( x ) . 21. If f ( x ) = x 2 6 x + 5 and g ( x ) = x 2 + 3 x 10 , calculate 2 f ( x ) g ( x ) . 22. If f ( x ) = x 2 1 , g ( x ) = x +1 , and h( x ) = x 2 x 1 , calculate f ( x ) + g ( x ) + h( x ) . 23. If f ( x ) = x +1 , g ( x ) = 2 x +1 , and h( x ) =
3 x 1 , calculate f ( x ) + g ( x ) 2 h( x ) . 2

24. If f ( x ) = 3 x , g ( x ) = 2 x +1 , and h( x ) = x 2 x , calculate f ( g ( h( x ) ) ) . 25. If f ( x ) =

1 , g ( x ) = x 2 , and h( x ) = x 3 , calculate f ( x ) g ( x ) h( x ) . x