GENERAL MATHEMATICS 11

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

Quarter 1: Week 1

Name: _____________________________________ Grade & Section: _______________

ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 3 Date Answered: ________________

Lesson 3: OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS

Learning Objectives: The learner will be able to performs addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, and composition of functions (M11GM-Ia-3).

Let’s kick it off!

A. Identify the operations performed that corresponds to the answers below. Write
your answer on the space provided.

𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 3 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 2

____________ 1. 𝑥 + 1

____________ 2. 7𝑥 + 1

____________ 3. 12𝑥² + 𝑥 − 6
4x + 3
____________ 4. 3𝑥−2

____________ 5. 12𝑥 – 5

B. Performs the four (4) fundamental operations including composition of function

from the given functions below. Write your answer on the space provided. Use an
extra sheet of paper for your solution.

𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥² − 4𝑥 + 4

____________1. 𝑓 (𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑥)

____________2. 𝑓 (𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥)

____________3. 𝑓 (𝑥) ∗ 𝑔(𝑥)

____________4. 𝑓 (𝑥) ÷ 𝑔(𝑥)

____________5. 𝑓 ° 𝑔

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 Are you taking it?

Questions:

1. How to do addition and subtraction of function?

2. How to do multiplication and division of function?

3. What will be the values of the domain of composed function?

Here’s how it is!

PERFORMING OPERATIONS OF FUNCTIONS

❖ Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
Rules:
• In adding two polynomials, write the sum and simplify by combining its
terms.
• In subtracting an expression from another expression, add its negative.
𝑎– 𝑏 = 𝑎 + (−𝑏)
❖ Multiplication of Polynomials
Rules:
Laws of Exponents
1. Product of rule of exponents: 𝑥 𝑚 ⋅ 𝑥 𝑛 = 𝑥 𝑚𝑛
- To multiply powers having the same base, keep the base and add
the exponents.
2. Power Rule for Exponents: (𝑥 𝑚 )𝑛 = 𝑥 𝑚𝑛
- To find the power of a power of a base, keep the base and multiply
the exponents.
3. Power of a product Rule: (𝑥𝑦)𝑛 = 𝑥 𝑚 𝑦 𝑛
- To find the power of a product, find the power of each factor and then
multiply the resulting powers.
4. To multiply a polynomial by a monomial, multiply each term of the
polynomial by a monomial.
5. The FOIL method (First, Out, In, Last)
❖ Division of Monomials
Rules:
• For every positive integer 𝑚 and 𝑛, and 𝑥 ≠ 0:
3 𝑥𝑚 1 𝑥𝑚
= 𝑥 𝑚−𝑛 , when 𝑚 > 𝑛; = , when 𝑚 < 𝑛; = 𝑥 0 or 1, when 𝑚 = 𝑛.
2 𝑥𝑛 𝑥 𝑚−𝑛 𝑥𝑛

SUM, DIFFERENCE, PRODUCT AND QUOTIENT OF FUNCTIONS

Let f and g be any two functions.

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The sum 𝑓 + 𝑔, difference 𝑓 – 𝑔, product 𝑓𝑔, and quotient 𝑔
are functions whose
domains are the set of all real numbers common to the domain of 𝑓 and 𝑔, and defined as
follows:
1. Sum: (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑥)
2. Difference: (𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥)
3. Product: (𝑓𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) ⋅ 𝑔(𝑥)
f f(x)
4. Quotient: 𝑔 (𝑔) = 𝑔(𝑥) , where 𝑔(𝑥) ≠ 0

COMPOSITION OF FUNCTIONS
The composition of the function f with g is denoted by f ° g and is defined by the
equation:
(𝑓 °𝑔) (𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥))
• The domain of the composition function f °g is the set of all x such that
1. 𝑥 is in the domain of 𝑔 and
2. 𝑔(𝑥) is in the domain of 𝑓.

Examples:
Directions: Perform the indicated operations.

1. (𝒇 + 𝒈) 𝒙 4. (𝒄 − 𝒅) 𝒙
𝑓(𝑥) = 7𝑥 + 1 𝑐(𝑥) = 𝑥² + 6𝑥 − 4
𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 – 3 𝑑(𝑥) = 3𝑥– 3
Solution: Solution:
(𝑓 + 𝑔) 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑥) (𝑐 − 𝑑) 𝑥 = 𝑐 (𝑥) − 𝑑 (𝑥)
= (7𝑥 + 1) + (3𝑥 − 3) = (𝑥² + 6𝑥 − 4) − (3𝑥 − 3)
= 7𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 1 − 3 = 𝑥² + 6𝑥 − 4 − 3𝑥 + 3
= 𝟏𝟎𝒙 − 𝟐 = 𝒙² + 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟏
2. (𝒄 + 𝒅) 𝒙
𝑐(𝑥) = 𝑥² + 6𝑥 − 4 5. (𝒇 ∗ 𝒈) 𝒙
𝑑(𝑥) = 3𝑥– 3 𝑓(𝑥) = 7𝑥 + 1
𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 – 3
Solution:
Solution:
(𝑐 + 𝑑) 𝑥 = 𝑐 (𝑥) + 𝑑 (𝑥)
(𝑓 ∗ 𝑔) 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑥) ∗ 𝑔(𝑥)
= (𝑥² + 6𝑥 − 4) + (3𝑥 − 3)
= (7𝑥 + 1) ∗ (3𝑥 − 3)
= 𝑥² + 6𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 4 − 3
= 7𝑥² − 21𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 3
= 𝒙² + 𝟗𝒙 − 𝟕
= 𝟕𝒙² − 𝟏𝟖𝒙 − 𝟑
3. (𝒇 – 𝒈) 𝒙
𝒇
𝑓(𝑥) = 7𝑥 + 1 6. ( 𝒈 ) 𝒙
𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 – 3 𝑓(𝑥) = 7𝑥 + 1
Solution: 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 – 3
(𝑓 − 𝑔) 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑥) – 𝑔(𝑥) Solution:
= (7𝑥 + 1) – (3𝑥 − 3) 𝑓 𝑓(𝑥)
( )𝑥 =
= 7𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 1 + 3 𝑔 𝑔(𝑥)
= 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟒 7𝑥 + 1
=
3𝑥 − 3
𝟕𝒙 + 𝟏
=
𝟑 (𝒙 − 𝟏)
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 7. (𝒇 ∗ 𝒈) 𝒙 8. (𝒇 ∘ 𝒈) 𝒙
𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 2 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 2
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 – 9 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 – 9
Solution: Solution:
(𝑓 ∗ 𝑔)𝑥 (𝑓 ° 𝑔) 𝑥 = 𝑓 (𝑔(𝑥))
= 𝑓(𝑥) ∗ 𝑔(𝑥)
= (3 (𝑥 − 9) + 2
= (3𝑥 + 2) ∗ (𝑥 − 9)
= 3𝑥 – 27 + 2
= 3𝑥² − 27𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 18
= 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐𝟓
= 𝟑𝒙² − 𝟐𝟓𝒙 − 𝟏𝟖

Now do it! Match ME!

Directions: Perform the indicate operation. Match Column 1 and Column 2
(Show your complete solutions.)

COLUMN A COLUMN B

_______1. 𝑐(𝑥) = 𝑥² + 𝑥 − 4 ; 𝑑(𝑥) = 𝑥– 3 a. 6𝑥 + 5

Find: (c * d) x
_______2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 + 2 ; 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3 b. 9𝑥 + 1
Find: (𝑓 + 𝑔) 𝑥
_______3. 𝑑(𝑥) = 𝑥² − 4 ; 𝑒(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2 c.10𝑥² + 80𝑥 + 175
𝑑
Find: ( )𝑥 or 5(2𝑥² + 16 + 35)
𝑒

_______4. 𝑎(𝑥) = 10𝑥 − 2 ; 𝑏(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 3 d. 𝑥³ − 2𝑥² − 7𝑥 + 12

Find: (𝑎 − 𝑏)𝑥
_______5. ℎ(𝑥) = 10𝑥² + 5 ; 𝑛(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 4 e. 𝑥 + 2
Find: (ℎ ° 𝑛)𝑥

Ace it!

Directions: Answer the following. Perform the indicated operation on the

given functions below.
Given:
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥² − 5𝑥 + 6
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 – 3

Find:
1. (𝑓 + 𝑔)𝑥
2. (𝑓 − 𝑔)𝑥
3. (𝑓 ∗ 𝑔)𝑥

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4. ( 𝑔 ) 𝑥
5. (𝑓 ° 𝑔)𝑥

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