Function Arithmetic Functions defined on the SAME domain, can be combined by addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (barring division by zero) to generate new functions.? CONSIDER: Given and (whose domains are assumed to be ) the following compositions:??????????In the case of division, we must restrict the domain to prevent division by zero. As such the domain of the new function becomes Polynomial Functions Given the simplest functions:?? (constant function)?? (Identity function)??We can combine these functions trhough arithmetic to create new functions? Any combination of addition, subtraction, and multiplication of and , results in the family of functions called "polynomials"????
Function Arithmetic
Function Arithmetic Functions defined on the SAME domain, can be combined by addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (barring division by zero) to generate new functions.? CONSIDER: Given and (whose domains are assumed to be ) the following compositions:??????????In the case of division, we must restrict the domain to prevent division by zero. As such the domain of the new function becomes Polynomial Functions Given the simplest functions:?? (constant function)?? (Identity function)??We can combine these functions trhough arithmetic to create new functions? Any combination of addition, subtraction, and multiplication of and , results in the family of functions called "polynomials"????
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