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Math II
UNIT QUESTION: What methods
can be used to find the inverse of a
function?
Standard: MM2A2, MM2A5

Todays Question:
How do you find the composite of
two functions and the resulting
domain?
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Standard: MM2A5.d

4.2
Composition of Functions

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Objective
To form and evaluate composite functions.
To determine the domain for composite functions.

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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
f g is defined by f g x f g x and is read
f of g of x.
The domain of f g is the set of elements x in the
domain of g such that g(x) is in the domain of f.
Another way to say that is to say that the range of function
g must be in the domain of function f.

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A composite function
f g
x
g
g(x)

domain of g
f
f(g(x))

range of g
domain of f

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range of f

A different way to look at it

f g x

g
Function
Machine
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gFunction
x
Machine

Example 1
Evaluate f g x and g f x :
f

x x 3

x 2x

gf fgxx 2 2
xx 231 31

22 xx2246 x 9 1
2 x 2 12 x 18 1

g x 2x 2 4

g f x 2x 2 12x 17
You can see that function composition is not commutative!
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Example 2
Evaluate f g x and g f x :

f x 2x

2x

fg gf x x 2x

1 3

3 1

2
x
g x x
1
2

3
3 2x
2 x
f g x 3
x
1
g f x 3
2x
1

Again, not the same function. What is the domain???

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Example 3
Find the domain of f g x and g f x :

f x x 1

x
f

g x x 1

Df

x : x 0

(Since a radicand cant be negative in the set of real numbers,

f be
x greater
x than
1 or
Dgequal
x 1
xgmust
f xto: zero.)
(Since a radicand cant be negative in the set of real numbers,
x 1 must be greater than or equal to zero.)
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Your turn
Evaluate f g x and g f x :

f x 3x 2

g x x 5

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Example 4
Find the indicated values for the following functions
if:

f x 2x 3

2
g
x

x
1

f (g (1))

f (g (4))

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g (f (2))

g (g (2))

Example 5
The number of bicycle helmets produced in a factory
each day is a function of the number of hours (t) the
assembly line is in operation that day and is given by
n = P(t) = 75t 2t2.
The cost C of producing the helmets is a function of
the number of helmets produced and is given by
C(n) = 7n +1000.

Determine a function that gives the cost of producing the

helmets in terms of the number of hours the assembly line
is functioning on a given day.
Find the cost of the bicycle helmets produced on a day
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when the assembly line was functioning 12 hours.
(solution on next slide)

n P t 75t 2t 2

C n 7n 1000

Solution to Example 5:
Determine a function that gives the cost of producing
the helmets in terms of the number of hours the
assembly line is functioning on a given day.
Cost C n C P t

75t 2t 1000
7 75

C 75t 2t 2
2

14t 2 525t 1000

Find the cost of the bicycle helmets produced on a day
when the assembly line was functioning 12 hours.

C 14t 2 525t 1000 $5284

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Summary
Function arithmetic add the functions (subtract, etc)
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division

Function composition
Perform function in innermost parentheses first
Domain of main function must include range of inner
function

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Class work
Workbook Page 123-124 #13-24

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Homework
Page 114 #19-24
Page 115 #9-16

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