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6.3 Composite Functions

Additional Practice

CRS SKILL LEVEL DESCRIPTION

Evaluate polynomial functions expressed in function notation at
Level 1 FUN 501
integer values
FUN 601 Level 2 FUN 601 Evaluate composite functions at integer values
& 701
Write an expression for the composition of two simple
Level 3 FUN 701
functions
Level 4 FUN 701 Solve equations with composite functions

LEVEL 1

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1. Given f x = 3x + 2 and g x = −2x , find:
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a. g − f −3

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b. f −5 i g −1







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2. If h x,y = 3x 2 − y , find the value of h 4,−16 in simplified radical form.










LEVEL 2
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3. Given k x = −2 3x − 8 and j x = 5x 4 − x 3 , evaluate each of the following:

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a. k j −1
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b. j !k ⎜ ⎟
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4. Given the graphs of f x and g x below, find each of the following.


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a. g! f −4 4 4

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f(x) g(x)


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-4 -2 2 4 -4 -2 2 4
b. g!g! f 3
-2 -2

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5. Given the tables of h x and g x , find the following values.

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a. g!h 2 b. h h 1
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

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h x 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2


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g x 7 2 -1 -2 -1 -2

LEVEL 3
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6. Given f x = 2x + 5 , g x = x 2 − 5 , and h x = x − 2 , find the simplified expressions for each

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a. g h x ( )( )
b. f !g x

c. f !h x

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LEVEL 4

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9. If f x = 2x − 4 and g x = x − 6 , find the value of x such that f !g x = 5x − 22
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10. Given h x = x 2 − 5 and j x = x +1 , find all values of x such that h j x = 59 .