Today we reviewed Arithmetic Combinations.
They are as follows:
(let f(x) = 3x + 2 and g(x) = x^2 - 5x)
addition - (f+g)(x) = f(x) + g(x)
ex. (f+g)(x) = 3x + 2 + x^2 - 5x
(f+g)(x) = x^2 - 3x + 2
subtraction - (f-g)(x) = f(x) - g(x)
make sure to distribute the minus sign throughout the the function g(x)
ex. (f-g)(x) = (3x + 2) - (x^2 - 5x)
(f-g)(x) = 3x + 2 - x^2 + 5x
(f-g)(x) = -x^2 + 8x + 2
multiplication - (fg)(x) = (f(x)) (g(x))
ex. (fg)(x) = (3x + 2)(x^2 - 5x)
(fg)(x) = 3x^3 - 15x^2 + 2x^2 - 10x
(fg)(x) = 3x^3 - 13x^2 - 10x
division - (f/g)(x) = (f(x)) / (g(x))
watch out for extraneous solutions that might not have been extraneous when the
two functions were seperate
ex. (f/g)(x) = (3x + 2)
(x^2 - 5x)
x cannot equal 5
graphing arithmetic combinations
I'm sorry there are no graphs. For some reason I was unable to upload images. If anyone else can figure out a way to add some example graphs in a comment please do.
for addition and subtraction, add and subtract the y-coordinates
for multiplication and division, multiply and divide the y-coordinates
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