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Composition of Functions:
Composing Functions at Points (page 2 of 6)
Composing Functions at Points (page 2 of 6)
Sections: Composing functions that are sets of point, Composing functions at points, Composing functions with other functions, Word problems using composition, Inverse functions and composition
Suppose you are given the two functions f (x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = –x2 + 5. Composition means that you can plug g(x) into f (x). This is written as '( fog)(x)', which is pronounced as 'f-compose-g of x'. And '( fog)(x)' means ' f (g(x))'. That is, you plug something in for x, then you plug that value into g, simplify, and then plug the result into f. The process here is just like what we saw on the previous page, except that now we will be using formulas to find values, rather than just reading the values from lists of points.
- Given f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = –x2 + 5, find (gof )(1).
When I work with function composition, I usually convert '( fog)(x)' to the more intuitive ' f (g(x))' form. This is not required, but I certainly find it helpful. In this case, I get:
(gof )(1) = g( f(1))
This means that, working from right to left (or from the inside out), I am plugging x = 1 into f(x), evaluating f(x), and then plugging the result into g(x). I can do the calculations bit by bit, like this: Sincef(1) = 2(1) + 3 = 2 + 3 = 5, and since g(5) = –(5)2 + 5 = –25 + 5 = –20, then (gof )(1) = g( f(1)) = g(5) = –20. Doing the calculations all together (which will be useful later on when we're doing things symbolically), it looks like this:
(gof )(1) = g( f (1))
= g(2( ) + 3) .. setting up to insert the original input
= g(2(1) + 3)
= g(2 + 3)
= g(5)
= –( )2 + 5 .. setting up to insert the new input
= –(5)2 + 5
= –25 + 5
= –20
= g(2( ) + 3) .. setting up to insert the original input
= g(2(1) + 3)
= g(2 + 3)
= g(5)
= –( )2 + 5 .. setting up to insert the new input
= –(5)2 + 5
= –25 + 5
= –20
Note how I wrote each function's rule clearly, leaving open parentheses for where the input (x or whatever) would go. This is a useful technique. Whichever method you use (bit-by-bit or all-in-one), the answer is:
(gof )(1) = g( f (1)) = –20
I just computed (gof )(1); the composition can also work in the other order:
- Given f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = –x2 + 5, find ( fog)(1).
First, I'll convert this to the more intuitive form, and then I'll simplify:
( fog)(1) = f (g(1))
Working bit-by-bit, since g(1) = –(1)2 + 5 = –1 + 5 = 4, and since f(4) = 2(4) + 3 = 8 + 3 = 11, then ( fog)(1) = f (g(1)) =f(4) = 11. On the other hand, working all-in-one (right to left, or from the inside out), I get this:
( fog)(1) = f (g(1))
= f (–( )2 + 5) .. setting up to insert the original input
= f (–(1)2 + 5)
= f (–1 + 5)
= f (4)
= 2( ) + 3 .. setting up to insert the new input
= 2(4) + 3
= 8 + 3
= 11
= f (–( )2 + 5) .. setting up to insert the original input
= f (–(1)2 + 5)
= f (–1 + 5)
= f (4)
= 2( ) + 3 .. setting up to insert the new input
= 2(4) + 3
= 8 + 3
= 11
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( fo g)(1) = f (g(1)) = 11
A verbal note: 'fog' is not pronounced as 'fogg' and 'gof ' is not pronounced as 'goff'. They are pronounced as 'f-compose-g' and 'g-compose-f', respectively. Don't make yourself sound ignorant by pronouncing these wrongly!
As you have seen above, you can plug one function into another. You can also plug a function into itself:
- Given f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = –x2 + 5, find ( fof )(1).
( fof )(1) = f ( f (1))
= f (2( ) + 3) .. setting up to insert the original input
= f (2(1) + 3)
= f (2 + 3)
= f (5)
= 2( ) + 3 .. setting up to insert the new input
= 2(5) + 3
= 10 + 3
= 13
= f (2( ) + 3) .. setting up to insert the original input
= f (2(1) + 3)
= f (2 + 3)
= f (5)
= 2( ) + 3 .. setting up to insert the new input
= 2(5) + 3
= 10 + 3
= 13
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- Givenf(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = –x2 + 5, find (gog)(1).
(gog)(1) = g(g(1))
= g(–( )2 + 5) .. setting up to insert the original input
= g(–(1)2 + 5)
= g(–1 + 5)
= g(4)
= –( )2 + 5 .. setting up to insert the new input
= –(4)2 + 5
= –16 + 5
= –11
= g(–( )2 + 5) .. setting up to insert the original input
= g(–(1)2 + 5)
= g(–1 + 5)
= g(4)
= –( )2 + 5 .. setting up to insert the new input
= –(4)2 + 5
= –16 + 5
= –11
In each of these cases, I wrote out the steps carefully, using parentheses to indicate where my input was going with respect to the formula. If it helps you to do the steps separately, then calculate g(1) outside of the other g(x) as a separate step. That is, do the calculations bit-by-bit, first finding g(1) = 4, and then plugging 4 into g(x) to get g(4) = –11.
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First six summands drawn as portions of a square.
The geometric series on the real line.
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In mathematics, the infinite series1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ··· is an elementary example of a geometric series that converges absolutely.
There are many different expressions that can be shown to be equivalent to the problem, such as the form: 2−1 + 2−2 + 2−3 + ..
The sum of this series can be denoted in summation notation as:
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Proof[edit]
As with any infinite series, the infinite sum
is defined to mean the limit of the sum of the first n terms
as n approaches infinity.
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Multiplying sn by 2 reveals a useful relationship:
Subtracting sn from both sides,
As n approaches infinity, sntends to 1.
History[edit]
Zeno's paradox[edit]
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This series was used as a representation of many of Zeno's paradoxes, one of which, Achilles and the Tortoise, is shown here.[1] In the paradox, the warrior Achilles was to race against a tortoise. The track is 100 meters long. Achilles could run at 10 m/s, while the tortoise only 5. The tortoise, with a 10-meter advantage, Zeno argued, would win. Achilles would have to move 10 meters to catch up to the tortoise, but by then, the tortoise would already have moved another five meters. Achilles would then have to move 5 meters, where the tortoise would move 2.5 meters, and so on. Zeno argued that the tortoise would always remain ahead of Achilles.
The Eye of Horus[edit]
Contexts 3 5 3 – fast window switcher software. The parts of the Eye of Horus were once thought to represent the first six summands of the series.[2]
In a myriad ages it will not be exhausted[edit]
'Zhuangzi', also known as 'South China Classic', written by Zhuang Zhou. In the miscellaneous chapters 'All Under Heaven', he said: 'Take a chi long stick and remove half every day, in a myriad ages it will not be exhausted.'
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Wachsmuth, Bet G. 'Description of Zeno's paradoxes'. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^Stewart, Ian (2009). Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures. Profile Books. pp. 76–80. ISBN978 1 84668 292 6.
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