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Chapter 1: Functions
1.3: Composite Functions
In the diagram, the function f maps set X onto set Y and the function g maps set Y onto Z.
If set X is mapped directly onto set Z, the mapping is the composition of functions f and g.
The composite function is written as gf
This means that the mapping under f is carried out first, followed by the mapping under the
function g.
gf
Example 10: Find the value for each of the following composite functions.
1) Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2 and 2) Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 11 3) Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3
𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 3, find and 𝑔(𝑥) = 1 − 2𝑥, find and 𝑔(𝑥) = 1 − 𝑥, find
𝑓𝑔(1) 𝑔𝑓(2) 𝑓𝑔(−2)
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4) Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3, 5) Given 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 5, 6) Given ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 1,
find 𝑓 2 (3) find ℎ2 (−2)
find 𝑔2 (−1)
Example 11: Find the composite function of fg and gf for each of the followings:
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 9 2) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2 3) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 4
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 7 6 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 9
𝑔(𝑥) =
𝑥+6
Example 12: Find the composite function of 𝑓 2 and 𝑔2 for each of the followings:
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3 2) 𝑔(𝑥) = 6𝑥 − 1 3) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 4)
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𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥−1
Example 13: Find value of x
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 1 2) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3 3) ℎ(𝑥) = 6𝑥 − 7
𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 1 ℎ2 (𝑥) = 23
𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 1 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 13
Example 14: Find value of m and n
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 𝑚 2) 𝑓(𝑥) = 14 − 3𝑥 3) 𝑓(𝑥) = 6 − 4𝑥
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 4 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 − 4𝑥 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑛
𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑛𝑥 − 6 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑛 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 12𝑥
Example 15: Find the function g(x) for each of the following.
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 2, 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 19 2) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 12, 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 4
3) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 6, 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 9 4) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3, 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 10𝑥 + 5
Example 16: Find the function g(x) for each of the following.
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 6, 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 16 2) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 5, 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2
3) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 4, 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1 4) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 5, 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 − 5