Composition of

Functions
=
2
f(x) x
f
2 4
= f(2) 4
=
2
f(x) x
f
3
9
= f( 3) 9
=
2
f(x) x
f
5 25
= f(5) 25
=
2
f(x) x
f
x
2
x
=
2
f(x) x
= + g(x) x 1
g
5
6
= g(5) 6
= + g(x) x 1
g
2
1
= g( 2) 1
= + g(x) x 1
g
x
+ x 1
= + g(x) x 1
=
2
f(x) x
f
+ x 1
+
2
(x 1)
+ = +
2
f(x 1) (x 1)
= + But g(x) x 1
=
2
f(x) x
f
+ x 1
+
2
(x 1)
= +
2
f(g(x)) (x 1)
= + But g(x) x 1
We normally write f(g(x)) as fg(x).

It means: do g first and then do f.

So gf(x) means:
do f first and then do g.

=
2
f(x) x
= + g(x) x 1
= +
2
fg(x) (x 1)
= +
2
gf(x) x 1
=
2
f(x) x
= + g(x) x 1
= +
2
fg(x) (x 1)
= +
2
gf(x) x 1
=
2
f(x) x
= + g(x) x 1
= +
2
fg(x) (x 1)
= +
2
gf(x) x 1
=
2
f(x) x
= + g(x) x 1
= +
2
fg(x) (x 1)
= +
2
gf(x) x 1
x
1
) x ( f =
x 2 ) x ( g =
x 2
1
) x ( fg

=
x
1
2 ) x ( gf =
4
x ) x ( f =
2
) x 3 1 ( ) x ( g =
8
) x 3 1 ( ) x ( fg =
2 4
) x 3 1 ( ) x ( gf =
1 x 3 ) x ( f
2
=
1 x
x
) x ( g
+
=
1
1 x
x
3 ) x ( fg
2

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+
=
2
2
x 3
1 x 3
) x ( gf

=