Unit I : Functions

Lesson 5 : Operations in Functions

(Product and Quotient)

First Quarter (1st Semester)

Mr. Danny G. Damian

 Operations in Function
 When a fundamental operations is applied to two or more
given functions, a new function can be formed.

 Product and Quotient of Functions

 If f and g are functions with domain 𝑫𝒇 and 𝑫𝒈 respectively

their product is the function defined as :

(f • g)(x) = f(x) • g(x)

and their quotient is the function defined as:

𝒇 𝒇(𝒙)
(x) = x≠𝟎
𝒈 𝒈(𝒙)
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 Example #1
1. Let f(x) = x + 1 and g(x) = 2x – 3
Find (f • g)(x). Simplify your answer.
Operation : Product of Function
Solutions
(f • g)(x) = f(x) • g(x)
= (x + 1) (2x – 3)
= 2𝒙𝟐 – 3x + 2x – 3

(f • g)(x) = 2𝒙𝟐 – x – 3
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 Example #2
2. Let f(x) = 2𝒙𝟐 – 2x + 4 and g(x) = 2x – 3.
Find (f • g)(x). Simplify your answer.
Operation : Product of Function
Solutions
(f • g)(x) = f(x) • g(x)
= (2𝒙𝟐 – 2x + 4) (2x – 3)
= 4𝒙𝟑 – 6𝒙𝟐 – 4x + 6x + 8x – 12

(f • g)(x) = 4𝒙𝟑 – 6𝒙𝟐 + 10x – 12

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 Example #3
3. Let f(x) = 3𝒙𝟐 + 1 and g(x) = x – 3.

Find (f • g)(x) and if x = -3. Simplify your answer.

For x = -3
Operation : Product of Function (f • g)(x) = 3𝒙𝟑 – 9𝒙𝟐 + x – 3

Solutions
= 3(−𝟑)𝟑 – 9(−𝟑)𝟐 + (-3) – 3
(f • g)(x) = f(x) • g(x)

= (3𝒙𝟐 + 1) (x – 3) = 3(-27) – 9(9) – 3 – 3

= 3𝒙𝟑 – 9𝒙𝟐 + x – 3 = – 81 – 81 – 6
(f • g)(x) = 3𝒙𝟑 – 9𝒙𝟐 + x – 3
(f • g)(-3) = –168
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 Example #4
4. Let f(x) = 𝒙𝟐 – 1 and g(x) = x + 1

𝒇
Find (x). Simplify your answer.
𝒈 𝒇 𝒙+𝟏 (𝒙−𝟏)
Operation : Quotient of Function (x) =
𝒈 𝒙+𝟏
Solutions
𝒇 (𝒙−𝟏)
𝒇 𝒇(𝒙) (x) =
(x) = 𝒈 𝟏
𝒈 𝒈(𝒙)
𝒇
𝒇 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏 (x) = x – 1
(x) = 𝒈
𝒈 𝒙 +𝟏

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 Example #5
5. Let h(x) = 𝒙𝟐 – 4x + 4 and
𝒉
g(x)=(x – 2) , find
𝟐
(x). 𝒉 (𝒙−𝟐)(𝒙 −𝟐)
𝒈 (x) =
𝒈 𝒙 −𝟐 (𝒙 −𝟐)
Simplify your answer.

Operation : Quotient of Function 𝒉

(x) = 1
𝒈
Solutions :

𝒉 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟒
(x)=
𝒈 (𝒙 − 𝟐)𝟐

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 Example #6
6. Let g(x) = x + 1 and h(x) = x – 3. For x = -3
𝒉 𝒙−𝟑
Find
𝒉
(x), and if x =-3. Simplify your answer. (x) =
𝒈 𝒈 𝒙 +𝟏
Operation : Quotient of Function
𝒉 (−𝟑) − 𝟑
(-3) =
Solutions 𝒈 (−𝟑) +𝟏

𝒉 𝒙−𝟑 𝒉 −𝟔
(x) = (-3) =
𝒈 𝒙 +𝟏 𝒈 −𝟐

𝒉 𝒙−𝟑 𝒉
(x) = (-3) = 3
𝒈 𝒙 +𝟏 𝒈
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 Example #7
6. Let f(x) = 𝒙𝟐 – 2x – 15 and g(x) = 𝒙𝟐 – 10x + 25. For x = 5
𝒇
Find (x), and if x = 5. Simplify your answer. 𝒇 (𝒙+𝟑)
𝒈
(x) =
Operation : Quotient of Function
𝒈 (𝒙−𝟓)
(𝒙+𝟑)
Solutions: = 𝟓+𝟑
(𝒙−𝟓) =
𝟓−𝟓
𝒇 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 −𝟏𝟓
(x) = 𝟐 𝒇 (𝒙+𝟑)
𝒈 𝒙 − 𝟏𝟎𝒙 +𝟐𝟓 (x) = 𝒇 𝟖
𝒈 (𝒙−𝟓) (x) =
𝒈 𝟎
(𝒙+𝟑)(𝒙−𝟓)
= Undefined
𝒙 −𝟓 (𝒙−𝟓)