COMPOSITION OF

FUNCTIONS
OBJECTIVES

 Illustrate the composition of functions

 Performs the composition of functions
 Solves problems involving the composition
of functions
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

If , evaluate the following expressions in terms of a.

1. ;
2. ;
3. ;
4. ;
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

Answer Key
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ACTUAL ACTIVITY

Group Activity 1:

A reward card is a marketing strategy designed to

encourage customers to continue to shop at or
purchase more items of the stores/business
establishments. Consider the reward card system in a
certain department store for its item.
 ACTUAL ACTIVITY

No. of items (x) 1 2 3 4 5 6

Bill (B) 100 200 300 400 500 600
Consider the points a customer receives upon purchase of these items.
Bill (B) 50 100 150 200 250 300
Points (P) 5 10 15 20 25 30

1. Define function B in terms of x.

2. How much does a customer pay in purchasing 5 items? 6 items?
3. Define function P in terms of B.
4. How much points does a customer get upon purchasing items worth ₱1300?
5. How many points does a customer gets upon buying 5 items? 6 items?
6. Define function P in terms of x.
ACTUAL ACTIVITY

Answer Key
1.
2. Php 500.00; Php 600.00
3.
4. 130 points
5. 50 points; 60 points
6.
ABSTRACTION

Composition of Functions

Let and be functions. The composition function,

denoted by is defined by

.
EXAMPLES

Given the function and , find and simplify

a.
b.
EXAMPLES

Answer Key
1.
2.
 APPLICATION
A. Given the functions below, write the indicated composition of functions.

1. ; 2. ; 3. ; 4. ; 5.

B. From the compositions in Test A, find the value of the following:

1. ; 3. ; 5.
2. ; 4.;

C. Write two functions f and g such that .

1.
2.
 APPLICATION
Answer Key
A.
1. ; 2. ; 3. ; 4. ; 5.
B.
1. ; 2. ; 3. 0; 4. 1; 5. -3
C.
1. ,
2. ,