Reviewer in Gen Math 1
Reviewer in Gen Math 1
Reviewer in Gen Math 1
So if
Since the choice of the variable is arbitrary, we can
write this as:
Composite Functions
(𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥) 𝑜𝑟𝑓[𝑔(𝑥)]
(𝑔 ∙ 𝑓)(𝑥) 𝑜𝑟 𝑔[𝑓(𝑥)]
Rational Functions
- is defined as the quotient of polynomials in which
Evaluation of Functions the denominator has a degree of at least 1.
To evaluate the output for “f(x)”you just need to
substitute the given value to “(x)”.
Example. Example.
Given 𝑓 (𝑥) = 6 − 𝑥2. Find 𝑓(1)and 𝑓(−2)
Solution
The domain of this function includes all values of x,
1. 𝑓(1) = 6 − 12
except where 𝑥2 − 4 = 0
𝑓(1) = 6 − 1
𝑓(1) = 5 We can factor the denominator to find the
singularities of the function:𝑥2 − 4=(x-2) (x+2)
2. 𝑓(−2) = 6 − (−2)2 𝑓(−2) = 6
−4 Setting each linear factor equal to zero, we have 𝑥
𝑓(−2) = 2 − 2 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 2 = 0. .