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Find f + g, f – g, cf (c ∈ R, c ≠ 0), fg, 1/f and f/g in each of the following:(i) f (x) = x3 + 1 and g (x) = x + 1(ii) f (x) = √(x - 1) and g (x) = √(x + 1) |
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Answer» (i) Here, we have f(x): R → R and g(x): R → R (a) f + g As we know, (f + g)(x) = f(x) + g(x) (f + g)(x) = x3 + 1 + x + 1 = x3 + x + 2 Therefore, (f + g) (x): R → R ∴ f + g: R → R is given by (f + g) (x) = x3 + x + 2 (b) f – g As we know, (f – g) (x) = f(x) – g(x) (f – g) (x) = x3 + 1 – (x + 1) = x3 + 1 – x – 1 = x3 – x Therefore, (f – g) (x): R → R ∴ f – g: R → R is given by (f – g) (x) = x3 – x (c) cf (c ∈ R, c ≠ 0) As we know, (cf) (x) = c × f(x) (cf)(x) = c(x3 + 1) = cx3 + c Therefore, (cf) (x) : R → R ∴ cf: R → R is given by (cf) (x) = cx3 + c (d) fg As we know, (fg) (x) = f(x) g(x) (fg) (x) = (x3 + 1) (x + 1) = (x + 1) (x2 – x + 1) (x + 1) = (x + 1)2 (x2 – x + 1) Therefore, (fg) (x): R → R ∴ fg: R → R is given by (fg) (x) = (x + 1)2(x2 – x + 1) (e) 1/f As we know, (1/f) (x) = 1/f (x) 1/f (x) = 1 / (x3 + 1) Therefore, 1/f: R – {–1} → R is given by 1/f (x) = 1 / (x3 + 1) (f) f/g As we know, (f/g) (x) = f(x)/g(x) (f/g) (x) = (x3 + 1) / (x + 1) By using x3 + 1 = (x + 1) (x2 – x + 1), we have (f/g) (x) = [(x + 1) (x2 – x + 1)/(x + 1)] = x2 – x + 1 ∴ f/g: R – {–1} → R is given by (f/g) (x) = x2 – x + 1 (ii) Now, we have f(x): [1, ∞) → R+ and g(x): [–1, ∞) → R+ as real square root is defined only for non-negative numbers. (a) f + g As we know, (f + g) (x) = f(x) + g(x) (f + g) (x) = √(x - 1) + √(x + 1) Domain of (f + g) = Domain of f ∩ Domain of g Domain of (f + g) = [1, ∞) ∩ [–1, ∞) Domain of (f + g) = [1, ∞) ∴ f + g: [1, ∞) → R is given by (f + g) (x) = √(x - 1) + √(x + 1) (b) f – g As we know, (f – g) (x) = f(x) – g(x) (f - g) (x) = √(x - 1) – √(x + 1) Domain of (f – g) = Domain of f ∩ Domain of g Domain of (f – g) = [1, ∞) ∩ [–1, ∞) Domain of (f – g) = [1, ∞) ∴ f – g: [1, ∞) → R is given by (f - g) (x) = √(x - 1) – √(x + 1) (c) cf (c ∈ R, c ≠ 0) As we know, (cf) (x) = c × f(x) (cf) (x) = c√(x - 1) Domain of (cf) = Domain of f Domain of (cf) = [1, ∞) ∴ cf: [1, ∞) → R is given by (cf) (x) = c√(x - 1) (d) fg As we know, (fg) (x) = f(x) g(x) (fg) (x) = √(x - 1) √(x + 1) = √(x2 - 1) Domain of (fg) = Domain of f ∩ Domain of g Domain of (fg) = [1, ∞) ∩ [–1, ∞) Domain of (fg) = [1, ∞) ∴ fg: [1, ∞) → R is given by (fg) (x) = √(x2 - 1) (e) 1/f As we know, (1/f) (x) = 1/f(x) (1/f) (x) = 1/√(x - 1) Domain of (1/f) = [1, ∞) Observe that 1/√(x - 1) is also undefined when x – 1 = 0 or x = 1. ∴ 1/f: (1, ∞) → R is given by (1/f) (x) = 1/√(x - 1) (f) f/g As we know, (f/g) (x) = f(x)/g(x) (f/g) (x) = √(x - 1)/√(x + 1) (f/g) (x) = √[(x - 1)/(x + 1)] Domain of (f/g) = Domain of f ∩ Domain of g Domain of (f/g) = [1, ∞) ∩ [–1, ∞) Domain of (f/g) = [1, ∞) Thus, f/g: [1, ∞) → R is given by (f/g) (x) = √[(x - 1)/(x + 1)] |
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