FUNCTIONS

Objectives:
a. To find the domain of a function.
b. To perform operations and
composition of functions.
c. To solve problems involving functions.
Find the domain of each function:

a) 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟕𝒙
𝟑𝒙+𝟐
b) 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟐𝒙−𝟑
c) 𝒉 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟐
𝟑𝒙+𝟐
d) 𝒋 𝒙 =
𝟏𝟒−𝟐𝒙
Let 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 − 𝟐.
Find the following functions and determine
the domain for each function:

a) 𝒇+𝒈 𝒙
b) 𝒇−𝒈 𝒙
c) 𝒇𝒈 𝒙
𝒇
d) (𝒙)
𝒈
Let 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 + 𝟑 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒙 − 𝟐.
Find each of the following:

a) 𝒇 + 𝒈 𝒙
b) The domain of 𝒇 + 𝒈
Forming Composite Functions
Given 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟔.
Find each of the following:

a) 𝒇∘𝒈 𝒙
b) 𝒈∘𝒇 𝒙
c) 𝒇∘𝒈 𝟏
Forming Composite Functions and Finding its
Domain
𝟐 𝟑
Given 𝒇 𝒙 = and 𝒈 𝒙 = .
𝒙−𝟏 𝒙
Find each of the following:

a) 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 𝒙
b) The domain of 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈
Think, Pair, Share
Let 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 − 𝟓 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏.
Find each of the following functions and
determine the domain for each function:

a) 𝒇+𝒈 𝒙
b) 𝒇−𝒈 𝒙
c) 𝒇𝒈 𝒙
𝒇
d) (𝒙)
𝒈
Think, Pair, Share
Let 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 − 𝟑 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒙 + 𝟏.
Find each of the following functions and
determine the domain for each function:

a) 𝒇+𝒈 𝒙
b) The domain of 𝒇 + 𝒈
Think, Pair, Share
Let 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟔 and 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙 − 𝟏.
Find each of the following functions and
determine the domain for each function:

a) 𝒇∘𝒈 𝒙
b) 𝒈∘𝒇 𝒙
c) 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 −𝟏
Think, Pair, Share
𝟒 𝟏
Let 𝒇 𝒙 = and 𝒈 𝒙 = .
𝒙+𝟐 𝒙
Find each of the following:

a) 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 𝒙
b) The domain of 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈