©1999 by Design Science, Inc. Pre-Calculus Lesson 2: Algebra of Functions
©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 2 Basic function operations Sum Difference Product Quotient x x
©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 3 Composition of functions Composition of functions is the successive application of the functions in a specific order. Given two functions f and g, the composite function is defined by and is read “f of g of x.”
©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 4 A different way to look at it… Function Machine x Function Machine g f
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Evaluate and : ©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 8 Example You can see that function composition is not commutative!
©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 9 THE DIFFERENCE QUOTIENT
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©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 11 Example: Given f(x)=3x-7, find
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©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 21 Example: f(x) = 3x 2 - 4x - 5
©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 22 Example: f(x) = 3x 2 - 4x - 5
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Practice: For the function f(x)=2x 2 + 3, find: a)f(2) b)f(t) c)f(x+h) d) ©1999 by Design Science, Inc. 32