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Section 3.6 : Combining Functions

  1. Given f(x)=x+12 and g(x)=9+4x compute each of the following.
    1. f+g
    2. (fg)(1)
    3. (fg)(x)
    4. fg
  2. Given h(w)=w24w and f(w)=2+w2 compute each of the following.
    1. (hf)(w)
    2. (f+h)(4)
    3. fh
    4. (hf)(w)
  3. Given A(x)=6x1 and P(x)=14x compute each of the following.
    1. (A+P)(0)
    2. (PA)(2)
    3. AP
    4. (AP)(x)
  4. Given f(t)=2t+9 and g(t)=2t1 compute each of the following.
    1. (fg)(t)
    2. (fg)(t)
    3. (gf)(t)
    4. (gg)(t)
  5. Given h(x)=x2+1 and g(x)=64x compute each of the following.
    1. (gh)(x)
    2. (gh)(x)
    3. (hg)(x)
    4. (hh)(x)
  6. Given A(w)=2w2+9 and R(w)=12ww2 compute each of the following.
    1. (AR)(w)
    2. (AR)(w)
    3. (RA)(w)
    4. (AA)(w)
  7. Given f(x)=9x2+10x+12 and g(x)=2 compute each of the following.
    1. (fg)(x)
    2. (gf)(x)
    3. (fg)(x)
    4. (gg)(x)
  8. Given g(t)=t+1 and h(t)=2t3 compute each of the following.
    1. (gh)(t)
    2. (gh)(t)
    3. (hg)(t)
    4. (hh)(x)
  9. Given f(x)=12x3 and g(x)=2x+6, t0 compute each of the following.
    1. (fg)(x)
    2. (gf)(x)
  10. Given h(w)=1w3 and f(w)=1+3ww compute each of the following.
    1. (hf)(w)
    2. (fh)(w)