Name:
Class Period:
Date:
First off, what do you think
this lesson will be about?
What do you think “building
functions” means?
California Content
Standards.
Fill in the blank.
What are the properties of
the function?
Turn to the person next to
you and write down AT
LEAST 5 bullet points.
Then draw an example of a
function with its equation.
Building Functions Notes
Building new functions from existing functions.
Identify the ____ on the graph of replacing ​f(x) ​by ​f(x) + k, k
f(x), f(kx), ​and ​f(x + k) f​ or _________ of ​k ​(both positive and
negative); find the value of ​k ​given the ______. Experiment
with cases and ______ __ ________ of the effects on the
graph using ________. ​Include recognizing even and odd
functions from their graphs and ________ ___________ for
them.
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Draw a function:
f(x) =
Write down bullet points from Title of Video:
the video. Who made the video: ____ Academy
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Try it yourself!

Find f(g(-3))
f(x)=x​2​-1
g(x)=x+1

Now copy down the steps on 1) Plug in -3 to ____

how to complete the above 2) g(-3) = _______
problem. 3) g(-3) = -2
4) Then, plug ___ _______ into ___
5) ___ = (-2)​2​-1
6) f(-2) = 3
7) __________
Step by step how to build f(g(x))
functions
What function would g(x) be considered?

What function would f(x) be considered?

How many functions should you work with at a time?

Which function should you first plug x into?

Once you find your answer, plug it into f(x).

First go to ___ and find when the graph equals __

Then, go to the graph of ___ and find ___
g(3) = __ so g(f(-2)) = __

g(f(-2))
f(x) = red graph
g(x) = blue graph

Write down your steps below:

Now you try!

f(x) = red graph
g(x) = blue graph
Find f(g(-1))
 g(-1) = __
f(-1) = __
f(g(-1)) = __

How did you do?

What did you do wrong before?

Answer

f(x) = red graph

g(x) = blue graph
Find f(g(-1))

f(x) =
g(x) =

g(f(6)) =

Now find a formula for f(x)

and g(x)
Then find g(f(6))

Answer What is f(x)?

Now find a formula for f(x) What is g(x)?

and g(x)
Then find g(f(6)) What is f(6)?

What is g(f(x))?
Other ways to write f(g(x)) How else can you write f(g(x))?

How would you pronounce this?

Another way to solve ● f(x) = ____

● g(x) = ____
● Solve for f(g(x))
● You can solve this ______ ______ by plugging the
________ __ into the output “x” for __
● This would look like ____ or ____ = _________
● This eliminates solving for g(x) first then f(x) and allows
you to solve all at once

Solve for f(g(2)) by plugging

in g(x) to f(x) first.

f(x) = x​2​-3x+4
g(x) = x-6
Answer f(g(x)) =
f(g(2)) =
Solve for f(g(2)) by plugging f(g(2)) = 8
in g(x) to f(x) first.

f(x) = x​2​-3x+4
g(x) = x-6

Ticket in the door for 1)

tomorrow, Tuesday.

Write down one question you

have about this lesson to
turn in Tuesday.