Operations of

Functions
(Multiplication
& Division)
Their product, denoted
by (f ● g), is the function
denoted by
(f ● g)(x) = f(x) ● g(x).
Review:
Review:
Multiply with variable and exponent
an ● am = an+m
x2 ● x = x 3
2x ● 4x = 8x2
- 2b2 ● y2 = -2b2y2
Example 1:
Given h(x) = x – 5 and
2

k(x) = 2x – 11,
find:(h•k)(x) = (h(x))(k(x))
 h(x)= x2 – 5
SOLUTION: k(x)= 2x-11

1. (h•k)(x) = (h(x))(k(x))
FOIL METHOD
= (x2 – 5) (2x – 11)
 FOIL METHOD

(x2 – 5) (2x – 11)

= 2x - 11x2 – 10 x + 55
3
Example 2:
d(x) = x – x + 4 and
2

k(x) = 2x +10
(d•k)(x) = (d(x))(k(x))
 d(x)= x2 – x+4
SOLUTION: k(x)= 2x+10

2. (d•k)(x) = (d(x))(k(x))
DISTRIBUTION METHOD
= (x – x + 4 ) (2x+10)
2
 DISTRIBUTION METHOD

= (x – x + 4 ) (2x+10)
2

= 2x3+10x – 2x -10x + 8x + 40
2 2

= 2x + 8x – 2x +40
3 2
Example 3:
t(x) = 5x – 2x + 10 and
2

b(x) = 15x +5
2

(t• b)(1) = (t(1))•(b(1))

SOLUTION: t(x)= 5x2 – 2x + 10
b(x)= 15x +5
2

3. (t• b)(1) = (t(1))•(b(1))

= (5x – 2x + 10 ) • (15x +5)
2 2

= (5(1) – 2(1) + 10 ) • (15(1) +5)

2 2

= (5(1) – 2 +10) • (15 (1) +5 )

= (5 +8) • (15+5)
=(13) •(20)
(t• b)(1) = 260
Example 4:
h(x) = x – 4x + 12 and
2

b(x) = 2x – 3
(h• b)(4) = (h(4))•(b(4))
SOLUTION: h(x)= x2 – 4x + 12
b(x)= 2x - 3

4. (h• b)(4) = (h(4))•(b(4))

= (x – 4x + 12) • (2x – 3)
2

= ((4) – 4(4) + 12) • (2(4) – 3)

2

= (16 – 16 +12 ) • (8-3)

= (12) • (5)
(h• b)(4) =60
Example 5:
h(x) = x – 4x + 12 and
2

b(x) = 2x – 3
(h• b)(-1) = (h(-1))•(b(-1))
SOLUTION: h(x)= x2 – 4x + 12
b(x)= 2x - 3

5. (h• b)(-1) = (h(-1))•(b(-1))

= (x – 4x + 12) • (2x – 3)
2

= ((-1) – 4(-1) + 12) • (2(-1) – 3)

2

= (1 + 4 +12 ) • (-2-3)
= (17) • (-5)
(h• b)(-1) =-85
Example 6:
g(x) = x + 2x + 6 and
2

h(x) = 5x – 10
(g• h)(-4) = (h(-4))•(b(-4))
SOLUTION: g(x)= x2 +2x + 6
h(x)= 5x - 10

6. (g• h)(-4) = (h(-4))•(b(-4))

= (x + 2x + 6)• (5x – 10)
2

= ((-4) +2(-4) + 6) • (5(-4) – 10)

2

= (16 – 8 +6 ) • (-20-10)
= (14) • (-30)
(h• b)(-4) =-420
Their quotient, denoted by
f/g, is the function denoted by
(f/g)(x) = f(x)/g(x), excluding
the values of x where g(x) ≠ 0.
(Undefined)
 

Example 1. Given h(x) = x + 8 and

k(x) = 2x +2, find the following:
(h/k)(x) =
Solution
1. (h/k)(x) =
=
 

Example 2. (m/f)(x) =
m(x) = x +12x+32 and f(x) = x+8
2
Solution:
2. (m/f)(x) =
=
=
(m/f)(x) = x+4
 

Example 3. (w/f)(2) =
w(x) =2x +4x+2 and f(x) = 4x
2 2

Solution:
 

3. (w/f)(2) =
=
=
 =
 

=
=
(w/f)(2) =
 

Example 4. (f/g)(3) =
f(x) =x+8 and g(x) = 2x+2
Solution:
 

4. (f/g)(3) =
=
 

=
=
(f/g)(3) =
 

Example 5. (w/g)(x) =
w(x) =2x + 4x+2 and g(x) = 2x+2
2

Solution:
 

5. (w/g)(x) =
=
 

=
=
(w/g)(x) =x+1